twintiger

Dutch

Alternative forms

• 20'er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʋɪn.tə.ɣər/

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• Hyphenation: twin‧ti‧ger

Etymology 1

From twintig +‎ -er.

Noun

twintiger m (plural twintigers)

1. twentysomething (someone in their twenties)

Etymology 2

Calque of German Zwanziger.

Determiner

twintiger

1. in the twenties of a given century

   de twintiger jaren ― the twenties

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “twintiger”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute