Cornish reference
Selected Cornish numbers up to 1,000
This list shows selected numbers up to 1,000, not every number in between. Compare the number forms with their English meanings. Counting forms, forms used with people and examples appear only where the source data records them.
Cornish number list
- 1oneonan
Ordinal: kynsa
oneAdnominal 'unn' before nouns. Triggers 2nd state in some constructions.Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onan#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-1 - 2twodew
Ordinal: nessa
Feminine: diw
twoGendered: dew (m) / diw (f). Triggers 2nd state.Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dew#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-2 - 3threetri
Ordinal: tressa
Feminine: teyr
threeGendered: tri (m) / teyr (f). Triggers 3rd state on the following noun.Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tri#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-3 - 4fourpeswar
Ordinal: peswora
Feminine: peder
fourGendered: peswar (m) / peder (f).Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peswar#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-4 - 5fivepymp
Ordinal: pympes
fiveSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pymp#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-5 - 6sixhwegh
Ordinal: hweghves
sixSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwegh#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-6 - 7sevenseyth
Ordinal: seythves
sevenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seyth#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-7 - 8eighteth
Ordinal: ethves
eightSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eth#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-8 - 9ninenaw
Ordinal: nawves
nineSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/naw#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-9 - 10tendeg
Ordinal: degves
tenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deg#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-10 - 11elevenunnek
Ordinal: unnegves
elevenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unnek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-11 - 12twelvedewdhek
Ordinal: dewdhegves
twelveSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dewdhek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-12 - 13thirteentredhek
Ordinal: tredhegves
thirteenSource: https://cornishdictionary.org.uk/sites/default/files/GerlyverPDF_2019_07_23.pdf, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-13 - 14fourteenpeswardhek
Ordinal: peswardhegves
fourteenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peswardhek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-14 - 15fifteenpymthek
Ordinal: pymthegves
fifteenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pymthek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-15 - 16sixteenhwetek
Ordinal: hwetegves
sixteenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwetek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-16 - 17seventeenseytek
Ordinal: seytegves
seventeenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seytek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-17 - 18eighteenetek
Ordinal: etegves
eighteenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/etek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-18 - 19nineteennownsek
Ordinal: nownsegves
nineteenSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nownsek#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-19 - 20twentyugens
Ordinal: ugensves
twentyVigesimal base; counting 21-39 typically uses 'onan warn ugens', 'dew warn ugens', etc.Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ugens#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-20 - 30thirtydeg warn ugens
Ordinal: degves warn ugens
thirtyVigesimal: 'ten on twenty'.Source: data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-30 - 40fortydew-ugens
Ordinal: dew-ugensves
fortySource: data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-40 - 50fiftyhanterkans
Ordinal: hanterkansves
fiftyLiterally 'half-hundred'.Source: https://cornishdictionary.org.uk/sites/default/files/GerlyverPDF_2019_07_23.pdf, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-50 - 60sixtytri-ugens
Ordinal: tri-ugensves
sixtySource: data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-60 - 80eightypeswar-ugens
Ordinal: peswar-ugensves
eightySource: data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-80 - 100one hundredkans
Ordinal: kansves
one hundredSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kans#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-100 - 1000thousandmil
Ordinal: milves
thousandSource: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mil#Cornish, data/content/cornish/numbers.json#kw-num-1000
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