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twintig

twintig

Afrikaans

Afrikaans cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twintig
    Ordinal : twintigste

Numeral

twintig

  1. (cardinal) twenty

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪn.təx/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch twintich, twintech, from Old Dutch *twēntig, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz. Compare West Frisian tweintich, German zwanzig, English twenty, Danish tyve.

Numeral

Dutch cardinal numbers
 <  19 20 21  > 
    Cardinal : twintig
    Ordinal : twintigste

twintig

  1. twenty
    Het schip komt aan in twintig dagen.
    The ship arrives in twenty days.

Descendants