thousend

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Middle English[edit]

Middle English numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  1  ←  100 1,000
    Cardinal: thousend
    Ordinal: thousend
    Multiplier: thousendfold

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English þūsend, from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī; some forms are remodelled on the participial ending -and.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuːzɛnd/, /ˈθuːzand/

Numeral[edit]

thousend

  1. A thousand; 1000.
  2. A very large number; zillions.

Usage notes[edit]

Much like modern English thousand, thousend often needs a determiner preceding it.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Adjective[edit]

thousend

  1. A thousandth.

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