quatre-vingts
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See also: quatre-vîngts
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From quatre (“four”) and vingt (“twenty”), both of which are derived from Latin. The vigesimal pattern of expressing 80 as 4x20, however, is of Celtic origin; see, for example, fichead. (The Latin for 80 is octoginta.)
Noun[edit]
quatre-vingts m (plural quatre-vingts)
Usage notes[edit]
- When used in a compound, the form quatre-vingt is used.
- The term huitante is used in Switzerland.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- “quatre-vingts” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).