twentig

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Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
200
 ←  10  ←  19 20 21  →  30  → 
2
    Cardinal: twēntiġ
    Ordinal: twēntigoþa
    Age: twentiġwintre
    Multiplier: twēntiġfeald

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Cognate with Old Frisian and Old Saxon twentig, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twēntiġ

  1. twenty
    • c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual:
      Tō twām and twēntiġum dō endleofan; þonne beoþ þǣr þrēo and þrītiġ.
      To 22 add 11; then it is 33.

Usage notes

  • Numbers twenty and above usually take nouns in the genitive case: "twenty cats" is twēntiġ catta, literally "twenty of cats."

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers
 <  19 20 30  > 
    Cardinal : twentig

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Compare Old Frisian and Old English twēntiġ, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twentig

  1. twenty

Descendants