twentig
Old English
| 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
- IPA(key): /ˈtweːn.tij/
Numeral
twēntiġ
- twenty
- c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual[1]:
- 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
- Middle English: twenty
Old Saxon
| < 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
- IPA(key): /ˈtwen.tiɣ/
Numeral
twentig