twentig

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Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
200
 ←  10  ←  19 20 21  →  30  → 
2
    Cardinal: twēntiġ
    Ordinal: twēntigoþa
    Age: twentiġwintre
    Multiplier: twēntiġfeald

Alternative forms

  • tƿēntiġwynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Cognate with Old Frisian and Old Saxon twentig, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twēntiġ

  1. twenty

Usage notes

  • Numbers twenty and above usually take nouns in the genitive case: "twenty cats" is twēntiġ catta, literally "twenty of cats."

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: twenti(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in twenti#Middle English)

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers
 <  19 20 30  > 
    Cardinal : twentig

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Compare Old Frisian and Old English twēntiġ, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Numeral

twentig

  1. twenty

Descendants

  • German Low German: twintig
  • Plautdietsch: twintich