Manx reference

Selected Manx 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.

Manx number list

NumberCardinalOther forms
  1. 0zero
    neunhee
    zeroLearn Manx teaches neu-nhee/neunhee for zero when counting and reading telephone numbers.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/intermediate/lesson-9-coontey---counting--1057/, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-0
  2. 1one
    nane

    Ordinal example: yn chied (the first)

    oneThe adnominal form triggers lenition; the ordinal example shows the article with the ordinal.Source: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-1
  3. 2two
    jees

    Ordinal example: yn nah (the second)

    twoThe adnominal form lenites following nouns; the ordinal example shows the article with the ordinal.Source: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-2
  4. 3three
    tree

    Ordinal example: yn trass (the third)

    threeThe modern ordinal is the standard form; older sources record a variant.Source: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-3
  5. 4four
    kiare

    Ordinal example: yn chiarroo laa (the fourth day)

    fourA day-based ordinal example from Learn Manx.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/spoken-dictionary/ordinal-numbers-first-second-third-etc/, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-4
  6. 5five
    queig

    Ordinal example: yn wheiggoo laa (the fifth day)

    fiveA day-based ordinal example from Learn Manx.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/spoken-dictionary/ordinal-numbers-first-second-third-etc/, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-5
  7. 6six
    shey

    Ordinal example: yn cheyoo (the sixth)

    sixThe ordinal is lenited after the definite article.Source: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-6
  8. 7seven
    shiaght

    Ordinal example: yn chiaghtoo (the seventh)

    sevenThe ordinal is lenited after the definite article.Source: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-7
  9. 8eight
    hoght

    Ordinal example: yn hoghtoo (the eighth)

    eightSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-8
  10. 9nine
    nuy

    Ordinal example: yn nuyoo (the ninth)

    nineSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-9
  11. 10ten
    jeih

    Ordinal example: yn jeihoo (the tenth)

    tenSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-10
  12. 11eleven
    nane-jeig

    Ordinal example: yn un laa jeig (the eleventh day)

  13. 12twelve
    daa-yeig

    Ordinal example: yn nah jeig (the twelfth)

    twelveThe counting form shows lenition; the ordinal is displayed as an example.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/intermediate/lesson-9-coontey---counting--1057, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-12
  14. 13thirteen
    tree jeig

    Ordinal example: yn trass jeig (the thirteenth)

    thirteenSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-13
  15. 14fourteen
    kiare jeig

    Ordinal example: yn chiarroo laa jeig (the fourteenth day)

    fourteenA day-based ordinal example from Learn Manx.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/spoken-dictionary/ordinal-numbers-first-second-third-etc/, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-14
  16. 15fifteen
    queig jeig

    Ordinal example: yn wheiggoo laa jeig (the fifteenth day)

    fifteenA day-based ordinal example from Learn Manx.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/spoken-dictionary/ordinal-numbers-first-second-third-etc/, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-15
  17. 16sixteen
    shey jeig

    Ordinal example: yn cheyoo jeig (the sixteenth)

    sixteenSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-16
  18. 17seventeen
    shiaght jeig

    Ordinal example: yn chiaghtoo jeig (the seventeenth)

    seventeenSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-17
  19. 18eighteen
    hoght jeig

    Ordinal example: yn hoghtoo jeig (the eighteenth)

    eighteenSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-18
  20. 19nineteen
    nuy jeig

    Ordinal example: yn nuyoo jeig (the nineteenth)

    nineteenSource: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-19
  21. 20twenty
    feed

    Ordinal example: yn eedoo laa (the twentieth day)

    twentyA day-based ordinal example from Learn Manx.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/spoken-dictionary/ordinal-numbers-first-second-third-etc/, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-20
  22. 30thirty
    jeih as feed

    Ordinal example: yn jeihoo laa as feed (the thirtieth day)

  23. 40forty
    da-eed
    fortyThe traditional cardinal is a contracted form based on two twenties; an expanded form is also attested.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/media/video%20pictures/max%20wheeler/Counting_things_in_the_Manx_Bible.pdf, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-40
  24. 60sixty
    three-feed
    sixtyVigesimal 'three twenties'.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/media/video%20pictures/max%20wheeler/Counting_things_in_the_Manx_Bible.pdf, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-60
  25. 70seventy
    three-feed as jeih
    seventyVigesimal 'three twenties and ten'.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/media/video%20pictures/max%20wheeler/Counting_things_in_the_Manx_Bible.pdf, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-70
  26. 80eighty
    kiare-feed
    eightyWheeler’s corpus study records this cardinal form on p. 1; it does not attest an ordinal.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/media/video%20pictures/max%20wheeler/Counting_things_in_the_Manx_Bible.pdf, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-80
  27. 90ninety
    kiare-feed as jeih
    ninetyWheeler’s corpus study gives a form for ninety in its discussion of the Manx Bible examples.Source: https://www.learnmanx.com/media/video%20pictures/max%20wheeler/Counting_things_in_the_Manx_Bible.pdf, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-90
  28. 100one hundred
    keead

    Ordinal example: yn cheeadoo (the hundredth)

    one hundredThe ordinal uses lenition after the definite article and a productive ordinal suffix.Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/keead, data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-100
  29. 1000thousand
    thousane
    thousandNo ordinal is included because the cited dataset does not establish an attested thousandth form.Source: data/content/manx/numbers.json#gv-num-1000

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