tjue
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tyve (see usage notes below)
Etymology
From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.
Numeral
tjue
Usage notes
- Tjue is the more common spelling in most dialects and also the official form, but formal use around the capital Oslo continues to use the spelling tyve.
Derived terms
Related terms
- tjuende (“twentieth”)
References
- “tjue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu
Numeral
tjue
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “tjue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål numerals
- Norwegian Bokmål cardinal numbers
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk numerals
- Norwegian Nynorsk cardinal numbers