Scottish Gaelic word

dà

two

numeral

dà means “two” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a numeral.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	dà
Sèimheachadh	dhà

Chaochail Taro o chionn dà bhliadhna.

Taro died two years ago.

Tha dà bhràthair aige. Tha fear dhiubh a' fuireach ann an Osaka agus am fear eile ann an Kobe.

He has two brothers, one lives in Osaka and the other in Kobe.

Chan eil mi ach air dà no trì deochannan òl.

I've only had two or three drinks.

Nach robh fhios agad gun do shiubhail e bho chionn mu dà bhliadhna?

Didn't you know that he passed away about two years ago?

Chaidh e thall thairis bho chionn dà bhliadhna.

He went abroad two years ago.

Numbers

ceathrar

four

còignear

five

naoinear

nine

ochdnar

eight

dhà

two

dala

second

naodh

nine

treasamh

third

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