- More than 400 years, tuille(aḋ) (breis) agus ceiṫre ċéad bliaḋain.
About 80, tuairim le (or timċeall le) ceiṫre fiċid. „ is „ „ is „ „
The word sliġe is often added to make it clear that miles not thousands is meant. Sé míle sliġe, or sé míle [de] ṡliġe, six miles.
503. The initials of the numerals undergo the very same changes with regard to aspiration and eclipsis as a noun would in the same position.
504. The article prefixes t to aonṁaḋ, first, and to oċtṁaḋ, eighth, whether the following noun be masculine or feminine: as,
- an t‑oċtṁaḋ ḃean, the eighth woman.
Initial Changes produced by the Numerals.
505. Aon, one; dá, two; ceud, first; and treas, third, aspirate the initial of the following word: as,
- aon ḃó aṁáin, one cow; an ċeud ḟear, the first man.
506. Aon, prefixes t to the letter s; but has no effect on d or t: aon asal aṁáin, one ass; aon ċos aṁáin, one foot; aon tsagart aṁáin, one priest; aon tslat aṁáin, one rod; aon tseaḃac aṁáin, one hawk; ḋá ṡeaḃac, two hawks; aon taoḃ aṁáin, one side.
507. Seaċt, seven; oċt, eight; naoi, nine; and deiċ, ten; and their compounds eclipse the initial
