tjue

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål cardinal numbers
 <  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

  • IPA(key): /²çʉːə/

Numeral

tjue

  1. twenty

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk cardinal numbers
 <  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

  1. twenty

Derived terms

  • tjuekroning
  • tjueåring

References

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