eilfed

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal (masculine): dau     Cardinal (feminine): dwy     Ordinal: ail, eilfed     Ordinal abbreviation: 2il, 2fed     Adverbial: dwywaith     Multiplier: dwbl
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Alternative forms

• 2fed (abbreviation)

Etymology

From ail (“second”) +‎ -fed (“-th”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lvɛd/

Adjective

eilfed (feminine singular eilfed, plural eilfed, not comparable) (precedes the noun)

1. (ordinal number) second

   Synonym: ail

   • 1842, Almanac am 1842 yr hon yw yr eilfed ar ol blwyddyn y naid, a'r 6ed, o deyrnasiad ei mawrhydi Y Frenhines Victoria, Brenhines Prydain fawr a'r Ywerddon. [Almanac for 1842 which is the second after the leap year, and the 6th, of the reign of her majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.], L.E. Jones:

Mutation

Mutated forms of eilfed

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eilfed	unchanged	unchanged	heilfed

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.