twentig
Old English edit
200 | ||||
← 10 | ← 19 | 20 | 21 → | 30 → |
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2 | ||||
Cardinal: twēntiġ Ordinal: twēntigoþa Multiplier: twēntiġfeald |
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Cognate with Old Frisian and Old Saxon twentig, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
twēntiġ
- twenty
- c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual[1]:
- Tō twām and twēntiġum dō endleofan; þonne beoþ þǣr þrēo and þrītiġ.
- To 22 add 11; then it is 33.
Usage notes edit
- Numbers twenty and above usually take nouns in the genitive case: "twenty cats" is twēntiġ catta, literally "twenty of cats."
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Saxon edit
< 19 | 20 | 30 > |
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Cardinal : twentig | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Compare Old Frisian and Old English twēntiġ, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
twentig