Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From një (one) +‎ -zet (twenty).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

njëzet

  1. twenty
    njëzet ditëtwenty days
    njëzet e njëtwenty-one

Derived terms edit

References edit

  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 edit

  • 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]‎[1] (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