tjue
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Norwegian Bokmål
| < 19 | 20 | 21 > [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tjue Ordinal : tjuende | ||
Alternative forms
- tyve (see usage notes below)
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk tjue, from Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz. Replaced older tyve, from Danish tyve.
Pronunciation
Numeral
tjue
Usage notes
- Tjue is the more common spelling in most dialects and also the official form, but formal use around the capital Oslo continues to use the spelling tyve.
Derived terms
Related terms
- tjuende (“twentieth”)
References
- “tjue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
| < 19 | 20 | 21 > [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tjue Ordinal : tjuande | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse tjogu, a variant of tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.
Numeral
tjue
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “tjue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.