Dalecarlian ordinal numbers
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The ordinals may be in either combined or in independent form.
In combined form they are:<p>
1 = fósti
2 = oðri [o:`Der]
3 = triði
4 = fjórði
5 = femti
6 = sjaksti
7 = sjúundi
8 = áttundi
9 = níundi
10 = tíundi
11 = ellofti
12 = tolfti
13 = trettundi
14 = fjórtundi
15 = femtundi
16 = sjakstundi
17 = sjuttjundi
18 = áttjundi
19 = nittjundi
20 = tjugundi
21 = tjugufósti
22 = tjuguoðri
etc.
30 = trettiundi
etc.
40 = fyrtiundi
etc
50 = femtiundi
etc.
60 = sjakstiundi
etc.
70 = sjuttiundi
etc.
80 = áttiundi
etc.
90 = nittiundi
etc.
100 = (numbr (eit-)hundrað)
101 = hundraðfósti
102 = hundraðoðri
etc.
120 = hundraðtjugundi
etc.
200 = (numbr tváhundrað)
etc.
300 = (numbr tríhundrað)
etc.
400 = (numbr fýrhundrað)
etc.
1000 = (numbr (eit) túsn)
etc.
<p>
Note here that the ending -i is apocopated but that the bisyllabic (i.e. rising) pitch accent is preserved. Example: sjaksti [`sI{kst]. Furthermore, the ordinal numbers are declined exactly like the definite adjectives.
To produce the independent forms one adds the definite article to the combined ordinals, and decline like definite adjectives in independent form.<p>
Example: fóstin is declined like:
Singular Masc Fem Neut Nom fóstin fóstañ fóstað Acc fóstan fóstuña fóstað Dat fóstañum fóstuni fóstañu Plural Nom fóstañer fóstuñer fóstuñ Acc fóstaña fóstuñer fóstuñ Dat fóstumiñ fóstumiñ fóstumiñ <p> Note: triðin is pronunced [tri:nn].
