thousend

Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
[a], [b]   1  ←  100 1,000
    Cardinal: thousend
    Ordinal: thousend
    Multiplier: thousendfold

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þūsend, from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī; some forms are remodelled on the participial ending -and.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuːzɛnd/, /ˈθuːzand/

Numeral

thousend

  1. A thousand; 1000.
  2. A very large number; zillions.

Usage notes

Much like modern English thousand, thousend often needs a determiner preceding it.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: thousand
    • Hawaiian: kaukani, tausani
  • Scots: thousand, thoosan, thoosand

Adjective

thousend

  1. A thousandth.

References

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