tyve
Danish
< 19 | 20 | 21 > |
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Cardinal : tyve Ordinal : tyvende | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.
Numeral
tyve
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: tyve
Noun
tyve c
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Numeral
tyve
Usage notes
This form is not recognized in the official language norm and is treated as a misspelling in schools and official documents.
Since the Danish numeral system was abolished in 1951, tjue has been the only officially recognized spelling. However, the Danish form tyve is still encountered, especially amongst older people and in formal writing. It is often accompanied by use of the Danish numeral system, where ones are mentioned before tens, e.g. enogtyve (lit. “one-and-twenty”), whereas the current spelling would be tjueen (lit. “twenty-one”).
Related terms
- tyvende (ordinal form: 20th)
References
- “tjue_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Categories:
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish lemmas
- Danish numerals
- Danish cardinal numbers
- Danish non-lemma forms
- Danish noun forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål numerals
- Norwegian Bokmål cardinal numbers