German numerals (dialect case study)
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Declension
In the Rhine Franconian dialect, the number 1 is not the same as the indefinite article, but a somewhat stressed declension:
| m | f | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nom | en | enie | en |
| dat | enem | enà | enem |
| acc | enà | enie | en |
Just like in High German, other numbers are not declined.
Cardinal numbers
0 null, 1 ens, 2 zvai, 3 drai, 4 fier
5 finf, 6 sekx, 7 sivve, 8 achd, 9 nain
10 zehn, 11 elf, 12 zvelf, 13 draizeh(n), 14 ferzeh(n)
15 fuffzeh(n)/fuchzeh(n), 16 sechzeh(n), 17 sivzeh(n), 18 achzeh(n), 19 nainzeh(n)
20 zvanzij, 21 enezvanzij, 22 zvaiezvanzij, 23 draiezvanzij, 24 fierezvanzij
25 finfezvanzij, 26 sekxezvanzig, 27 sivvenezvanzij, 28 achdevzanzij, 29 nainevzanzij
30 draisij, 31 enedraisij, 32 zvaiedraisij, 33 draiedraisij, ...
40 ferzij, 50 fuffzij/fuchzij, 60 sechzij, 70 sivzig, 80 achzij, 90 nainzij
100 hunnad, 101 hunnad-ens, 102 hunnad-zvai, ...
200 zvai-hunnad, 300 drai-hunnad, 748 sivve-hunnad-achdeferzij
1000 dause(n)d, 2000 zvai-dause(n)d, 10.000 zehn-dause(n)d, 100.000 hunnad-dause(n)d
1.000.000 e Miljohn, 2.000.000 zvai Miljohne
1.000.000.000 (10^9) e Miljard, 2.000.000.000 zvai Miljarde
1.000.000.000.000 (10^12) e Biljohn, 1.000.000.000.000.000 (10^15) e Biljard
604.720.051 sekx-hunnad-fier Miljohne sivve-hunnad-zvanzij-dausend-enefuffzij
Ordinal numbers
Ordinal numbers are declined like adjectives, just like in High German.
0. es nullde, 1. es erschde, 2. es zvedde, 3. es dridde, 4. es ferde
5. es finfde, 6. es sexde, 7. es sivde, 8. es achde, 9. es nainde
10. es zehnde, 11. es elfde, 12. es zvelfde, 13. es draizehnde, ...
20. es zvanzisch(s)de, 73. es draiesivzisch(s)de
100. es hunnade, 101. es hunnad-erschde, 103. es hunnad-dridde
5041. es find-dausend-eneferzisch(s)de
Fractions
Fractions are not identical with ordinal numbers, they receive the ending tel and are declined like neuter nouns.
Except for 1/2, they do not change in plural.
1/2 e Halb / die Helfd, 1/3 e Driddel, 1/4 e Ferdel
1/5 e Finfdel, 1/6 e Sexdel, 1/7 e Sivdel, 1/8 e Achdel, 1/9 e Naindel
1/10 e Zehndel, 1/11 e Elfdel, 1/12 e Zvelfdel, 13 e Draizehndel, ...
1/20 e Zvanzisch(s)del, 1/73 e Draiesivzisch(s)del
1/100 e Hunnadschdel, 1/5041 e Finf-Dausend-Eneferzisch(s)del
3/4 drai Ferdel, 52/89 zvaiefuchzij Naineachzisch(s)del
3/2 annathalv
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