fiftene

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Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: fiftene

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglian Old English fīftēne (compare West Saxon fīftīene), from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun; equivalent to five +‎ -tene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfifteːn(ə)/, /ˈfiːfteːn(ə)/, /ˈfiːvteːn(ə)/

Numeral

fiftene

  1. fifteen

Descendants

  • English: fifteen
  • Yola: vifteen

References

Old English

Numeral

fīftēne

  1. Alternative form of fīftīene (fifteen)