tchinze

See also: tchînze

Norman

Norman cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tchinze

Alternative forms

• tchînze (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old Northern French variant of Old French, from Latin quīndecim. Compare French quinze.

Numeral

tchinze

1. (Guernsey) fifteen
   • 2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite sornaette”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 28:

     Mais y'avait tchinze aens qu'ils allaient d'mesme.

     But they'd been doing that for fifteen years.