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=== Irish === Numerals from 3 up form their ordinals uniformly by adding the suffix ''{{lang|ga|-Ăș}}'': ''{{lang|ga|3Ăș}}'', ''{{lang|ga|4Ăș}}'', ''{{lang|ga|5Ăș}}'', etc. When the ordinal is written out, the suffix adheres to the spelling restrictions imposed by the [[Irish phonology|broad/slender]] difference in consonants and is written ''{{lang|ga|-iĂș}}'' after slender consonants; but when written as numbers, only the suffix itself (''{{lang|ga|-Ăș}}'') is written. In the case of 4 (''{{lang|ga|ceathair}}''), the final syllable is [[Syncope (phonetics)|syncopated]] before the suffix, and in the case of 9 (''{{lang|ga|naoi}}''), 20 (''{{lang|ga|fiche}}''), and 1000 (''{{lang|ga|mĂle}}''), the final vowel is assimilated into the suffix. Most multiples of ten end in a vowel in their cardinal form and form their ordinal form by adding the suffix to their genitive singular form, which ends in ''{{lang|ga|-d}}''; this is not reflected in writing. Exceptions are 20 (''{{lang|ga|fiche}}'') and 40 (''{{lang|ga|daichead}}''), both of which form their ordinals by adding the suffix directly to the cardinal (''{{lang|ga|fichiĂș}}'' and ''{{lang|ga|daicheadĂș}}''). When counting objects, ''{{lang|ga|dĂł}}'' (2) becomes ''{{lang|ga|dhĂĄ}}'' and ''{{lang|ga|ceathair}}'' (4) becomes ''{{lang|ga|ceithre}}''. As in French, the vigesimal system is widely used, particularly in people's ages. ''{{lang|ga|Ceithre scĂłr agus cĂșigdĂ©ag}}'' â 95. The numbers 1 (''{{lang|ga|aon}}'') and 2 (''{{lang|ga|dĂł}}'') both have two separate ordinals: one regularly formed by adding ''{{lang|ga|-Ăș}}'' (''{{lang|ga|aonĂș}}'', ''{{lang|ga|dĂłĂș}}''), and one [[Suppletion|suppletive]] form (''{{lang|ga|cĂ©ad}}'', ''{{lang|ga|dara}}''). The regular forms are restricted in their usage to actual numeric contexts, when counting. The latter are also used in counting, especially ''{{lang|ga|cĂ©ad}}'', but are used in broader, more abstract senses of "first" and "second" (or "other"). In their broader senses, {{lang|ga|cĂ©ad}} and {{lang|ga|dara}} are not written as ''{{lang|ga|1Ăș}}'' and ''{{lang|ga|2Ăș}}'', though ''{{lang|ga|1Ăș}}'' and ''{{lang|ga|2Ăș}}'' may in a numeric context be read aloud as ''{{lang|ga|cĂ©ad}}'' and ''{{lang|ga|dara}}'' (e.g., ''{{lang|ga|an 21Ăș lĂĄ}}'' may be read as ''{{lang|ga|an t-aonĂș lĂĄ is fiche}}'' or as ''{{lang|ga|an chĂ©ad lĂĄ is fiche}}''). {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:40%;" |- | ! scope="col" | Cardinal ! scope="col" | Ordinal |- ! scope="row" | 1 |{{lang|ga|a h-aon}} |{{lang|ga|aonĂș}} ({{lang|ga|1Ăș}}) or {{lang|ga|cĂ©ad}} |- ! scope="row" | 2 |{{lang|ga|a dĂł}} |{{lang|ga|dĂłĂș}} ({{lang|ga|2Ăș}}) or {{lang|ga|dara}} |- ! scope="row" | 3 |{{lang|ga|a trĂ}} |{{lang|ga|trĂĂș}} ({{lang|ga|3Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 4 |{{lang|ga|a ceathair}} |{{lang|ga|ceathrĂș}} ({{lang|ga|4Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 5 |{{lang|ga|a cĂșig}} |{{lang|ga|cĂșigiĂș}} ({{lang|ga|5Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 6 |{{lang|ga|a sĂ©}} |{{lang|ga|sĂ©Ăș}} ({{lang|ga|6Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 7 |{{lang|ga|a seacht}} |{{lang|ga|seachtĂș}} ({{lang|ga|7Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 8 |{{lang|ga|a hocht}} |{{lang|ga|ochtĂș}} ({{lang|ga|8Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 9 |{{lang|ga|a naoi}} |{{lang|ga|naoĂș}} ({{lang|ga|9Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 10 |{{lang|ga|a deich}} |{{lang|ga|deichiĂș}} ({{lang|ga|10Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 20 |{{lang|ga|fiche}} or {{lang|ga|scĂłr}} |{{lang|ga|fichiĂș}} ({{lang|ga|20Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 30 |{{lang|ga|triocha}} |{{lang|ga|triochadĂș}} ({{lang|ga|30Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 40 |{{lang|ga|daichead}}, {{lang|ga|ceathracha}} or {{lang|ga|dhĂĄ scĂłr}} |{{lang|ga|daicheadĂș}} or {{lang|ga|ceathrachadĂș}} ({{lang|ga|40Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 50 |{{lang|ga|caoga}} |{{lang|ga|caogadĂș}} ({{lang|ga|50Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 60 |{{lang|ga|seasca}} or {{lang|ga|trĂ scĂłr}} |{{lang|ga|seascadĂș}} ({{lang|ga|60Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 70 |{{lang|ga|seachtĂł}} |{{lang|ga|seachtĂłdĂș}} ({{lang|ga|70Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 80 |{{lang|ga|ochtĂł}} or {{lang|ga|ceithre scĂłr}} |{{lang|ga|ochtĂłdĂș}} ({{lang|ga|80Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 90 |{{lang|ga|nĂłcha}} |{{lang|ga|nĂłchadĂș}} ({{lang|ga|90Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 100 |{{lang|ga|cĂ©ad}} |{{lang|ga|cĂ©adĂș}} ({{lang|ga|100Ăș}}) |- ! scope="row" | 1000 |{{lang|ga|mĂle}} |{{lang|ga|mĂliĂș}} ({{lang|ga|1000Ăș}}) |}
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