nítján

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See also: nítjan

Icelandic

Icelandic cardinal numbers
 <  18 19 20  > 
    Cardinal : nítján
    Ordinal : nítjándi

Etymology

From Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun.

Numeral

nítján

  1. nineteen; the cardinal number after átján and before tuttugu.

Old Norse

Old Norse numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  18 19 20  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f]
    Cardinal: nítján
    Ordinal: nítjándi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Compare Old English nigontīene, West Frisian niguntīne, Old High German niunzehan.

Numeral

nítján

  1. (cardinal number) nineteen

Descendants

  • Icelandic: nítján
  • Faroese: nítjan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nitten
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nitten
  • Swedish: nitton
  • Danish: nitten

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