"deug" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See deug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /d̥ʲiək/, /d̥ʒiək/, /d̥ʲeːk/ (note: mid and south Argyll), /d̥ʒeːk/ (note: mid and south Argyll) Forms: dheug [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Irish déc, from Old Irish deec, deac, from Proto-Celtic *dekam-kʷe (literally “and ten”), with loss of the first k by dissimilation. Cognate with Irish déag and Manx jeig. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|déc}} Middle Irish déc, {{inh|gd|sga|deec}} Old Irish deec, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*dekam-kʷe|lit=and ten}} Proto-Celtic *dekam-kʷe (literally “and ten”), {{glossary|dissimilation}} dissimilation, {{cog|ga|déag}} Irish déag, {{cog|gv|jeig}} Manx jeig Head templates: {{head|gd|numeral}} deug
  1. -teen Derived forms: cola-deug (english: fortnight), dà dhusan dheug (english: gross; 144), deugaire (english: teenager) Related terms: deich (english: ten)

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Manx jeig",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish déc, from Old Irish deec, deac, from Proto-Celtic *dekam-kʷe (literally “and ten”), with loss of the first k by dissimilation. Cognate with Irish déag and Manx jeig.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "dheug",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "num",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        {
          "english": "fortnight",
          "translation": "fortnight",
          "word": "cola-deug"
        },
        {
          "english": "gross; 144",
          "translation": "gross; 144",
          "word": "dà dhusan dheug"
        },
        {
          "english": "teenager",
          "translation": "teenager",
          "word": "deugaire"
        }
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        ]
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        {
          "english": "ten",
          "translation": "ten",
          "word": "deich"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/d̥ʲiək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʒiək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʲeːk/",
      "note": "mid and south Argyll"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʒeːk/",
      "note": "mid and south Argyll"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deug"
}
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      "english": "fortnight",
      "translation": "fortnight",
      "word": "cola-deug"
    },
    {
      "english": "gross; 144",
      "translation": "gross; 144",
      "word": "dà dhusan dheug"
    },
    {
      "english": "teenager",
      "translation": "teenager",
      "word": "deugaire"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish deec",
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "dissimilation",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "déag"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish déag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "jeig"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx jeig",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish déc, from Old Irish deec, deac, from Proto-Celtic *dekam-kʷe (literally “and ten”), with loss of the first k by dissimilation. Cognate with Irish déag and Manx jeig.",
  "forms": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "num",
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      "english": "ten",
      "translation": "ten",
      "word": "deich"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
        "Scottish Gaelic numerals",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "gd:Ten"
      ],
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        "-teen"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʲiək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʒiək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʲeːk/",
      "note": "mid and south Argyll"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̥ʒeːk/",
      "note": "mid and south Argyll"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deug"
}

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