njëzet

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • njizet — dialectal

Etymology

From një (“one”) +‎ -zet (“twenty”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲəˈzɛt/

Numeral

njëzet

  1. twenty
    njëzet ditë ― twenty days
    njëzet e një ― twenty-one

Derived terms
  • njëzetditor
  • njëzetekatërorësh
  • njëzetë
  • njëzetësh
  • njëzetëshe
  • njëzetqindarkësh
  • njëzetvjeçar
  • njëzetvjetor

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “zet”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 483

Further reading
  • “njëzet”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “njëzet”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 298: “venti; ventuno” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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