tjue
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tyve (see usage notes below)
Etymology
From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.
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”)
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