swasant-dis

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

Inherited from French soixante-dix (“seventy”, literally “sixty-ten”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /swasɑ̃tˈdis/
  • Rhymes: -is

Numeral

swasant-dis

  1. seventy

Usage notes
  • Follows the same pattern as its component word dis. Specifically, swasant-di precedes consonant-initial words, swasant-diz precedes vowel-initial words, and swasant-dis is used independently. Compare French etymon soixante-dix.
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