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ROUMANIAN GRAMMAR.

the feminine form; so also has 3 (treĭ), but rarely trele. Un, una, is declinable, and serves as the indefinite article:

Te-a căutat un domn, ‘A gentleman called on you.’
Uniĭ ómenĭ, ‘Some people (men).’

(2.) The following numerals have a second, abbreviated, form.

11. unsprece. 17. eptsprece.
12. doĭsprece. 18. optsrece.
13. treĭsprece. 19. nouăsprece.
14. paĭsprece. 50. cinzecĭ.
15. cinsprece. 60. eĭzecĭ.
16. eĭsprece.

(3.) Fractions are expressed by the affix ime:

treime, ‘third;’pătrime, ‘quarter;’ etc.

Ordinal Numbers.

The Ordinal Number for un is întăĭ. The other Ordinal Numbers are formed by affixing the particle le in masculine, and a in feminine, and placing before the numbers the particle al in the first, and a in the second case:

1. întăĭ or al unule, a una.
2. al doile, a doa.
3. al treile, a treia.
4. al patrule, a patra.
5. al cincile, a cincea.
12. al doĭsprezecile, a doăsprezecea.
20. al doăzecile, a doăzecea.
21. al doăzecĭ ṣi unule, a doăzecĭ si una.

etc.