douăzeci

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Romanian

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    Cardinal: douăzeci
    Ordinal: douăzecilea

Etymology

From două f (two) +‎ zeci pl (tens). This form confirms the feminine gender of zece, also shown in Albanian tridhjetë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /do.wəˈzet͡ʃʲ/
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Numeral

douăzeci

  1. twenty

References

  1. ^ Hyllested, A., Joseph, B. D. (2022) “Albanian”, in Olander, T., editor, The Indo-European Language Family: A Phylogenetic Perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 226–227