BasqueEdit

Basque numbers (edit)
200
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2
    Cardinal: hogei
    Ordinal: hogeigarren
    Fractional: hogeiren

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Basque *(h)ogei, further origin unknown, but possibly connected to Iberian oŕkei (twenty).[1] A connection with Celtic languages has been proposed (compare Welsh ugain), but it is unlikely since the Proto-Celtic form is *wikantī.[2]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɡei̯/, [o̞.ɣ̞e̞i̯]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /hoɡei̯/, [ɦo̞.ɣ̞e̞i̯]
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NumeralEdit

hogei

  1. twenty

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
  2. ^ hogei” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further readingEdit

  • "hogei" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • hogei” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus