fünf

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Central Franconian

Pronunciation

Numeral

fünf

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

German

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50
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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

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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

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