duizend

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Dutch

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    Cardinal: duizend
    Ordinal: duizendste

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dusent, from Old Dutch thūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯.zənt/
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  • Hyphenation: dui‧zend
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zənt

Numeral

duizend

  1. thousand

Noun

duizend n (plural duizenden, diminutive duizendje n)

  1. a thousand

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: duisend
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dwesu
  • Negerhollands: dusend, dysent
  • Sranan Tongo: dusun
  • Trió: duizend