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Rh of the following noun and prefix to vowels;, seven cows; , ten apples.

and have usually no effect on consonants (except, 100, and , 1000); but , and  prefix  to vowels: as, , three cows; , three asses; , six apples; , in the second place; , 300; , 4000.

and (as well as, &c.), cause eclipsis in the genitive plural:. O woman of three cows! four pound’s worth.

The Number of the Noun after the Numerals.

The noun after '''is always in the singular, even in such numbers as 11, 21, 31, 41, &c. The other numerals (except ) may take the singular number when unity of idea is expressed:' e.g.,, eleven apples'';. He forgot to strike the three blows.

When a noun has two forms in the plural, a short form and a long one, the short form is preferred after the numerals: as
 * , nine times; not.

In Modern Irish the numerals, 20; , 40, &c., , 100; , 1,000, are regarded as simple numeral adjectives which take the noun after them in the singular number.