vingt

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See also: vîngt

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

vingt

  1. second-person (gij) singular past indicative of vangen

French[edit]

French numbers (edit)
200[a], [b]
 ←  10  ←  19 20 21  → [a], [b] 30  → 
2
    Cardinal: vingt
    Ordinal: vingtième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 20e, (now nonstandard) 20ème

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French vingt, from Old French vint, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti, *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti. The Latin -g- was regularly lost in Old French, but was added back to the spelling in Middle French (now placed after the -n- in order to maintain the pronunciation).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

vingt (invariable)

  1. twenty

Usage notes[edit]

  • Apart from liaison contexts, the final -t is pronounced in the compound numbers 21 to 29: vingt-cinq /vɛ̃t.sɛ̃k/.
  • In contrast, the final -t in vingt in 81 to 99 is never pronounced (No liason at all): quatre-vingt-un /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.œ̃/ not */ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.tœ̃/.
  • 80 is quatre-vingts with -s at the end. Therefore the liason for 80 is /s/ not /t/. But when used in a compound, the form quatre-vingt (without -s) is used, e.g. quatre-vingt-un.
  • A minority of speakers also pronounce the -t in isolation (il y en a vingt). This is most common in Switzerland, Belgium, and adjacent regions of eastern France. Some of these speakers pronounce the -t even before a consonant (vingt fois).

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: ven
  • Louisiana Creole: vin
  • Mauritian Creole: vin
  • Garifuna: wein

Further reading[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French vint, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti < *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.

Numeral[edit]

vingt

  1. (Guernsey) twenty