twentig

Old English
Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: twēntiġ
    Ordinal: twēntigoþa
    Multiplier: twēntiġfeald

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Cognate with Old Frisian and Old Saxon twentig, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtweːn.tij/

Numeral

twēntiġ

  1. twenty

Usage notes
  • Numbers twenty and above usually take nouns in the genitive case: "twenty cats" is twēntiġ catta, literally "twenty of cats."

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: twenty
    • English: twenty
      • Tok Pisin: twenti
    • Scots: twinty, twenty, tuenty
    • Yola: dwanty

Old Saxon
Old Saxon cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twentig

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Compare Old Frisian and Old English twēntiġ, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Numeral

twentig

  1. twenty

Descendants
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