twentig

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
200
 ←  10  ←  19 20 21  →  30  → 
2
    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
    • c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual:
      Tō twām and twēntiġum dō endleofan; þonne beoþ þǣr þrēo and þrītiġ.
      To 22 add 11; then it is 33.

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
 <  19 20 30  > 
    Cardinal : twentig

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwen.tiɣ/

Numeral

twentig

  1. twenty

Descendants

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