fünf

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Central Franconian

Pronunciation

Numeral

fünf

  1. (Kölsch) Rare spelling of fünnef (five).

German

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    Cardinal: fünf
    Ordinal: fünfte
    Sequence adverb: fünftens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 5.
    Adverbial: fünfmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 5-mal
    Multiplier: fünffach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 5-fach
    Fractional: Fünftel
    Polygon: Fünfeck
    Polygon abbreviation: 5-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: fünfeckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 5-eckig

Etymology

From Middle High German vünf, from Old High German fimf. Formal cognates include Dutch vijf, English five, Yiddish פֿינף (finf), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf) and Icelandic fimm.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /fʏnf/
  • (colloquial, regional) IPA(key): /fʏmf/
  • (file)

Numeral

fünf

  1. (cardinal number) five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five elements)

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Further reading

  • fünf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fünf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fünf” in Duden online
  • fünf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de