zwanzig

German

German cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : zwanzig
    Ordinal : zwanzigste

Alternative forms

  • zwantzig (obsolete)
  • zweinzig (obsolete)
  • zweintzig (obsolete)
  • zweynzig (obsolete)
  • zweyntzig (obsolete)
  • zwainzig (obsolete)
  • zwaintzig (obsolete)
  • zwayntzig (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old High German zweinzug from an original *tweintug, from Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Compare Dutch twintig, West Frisian tweintich, English twenty, Danish tyve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svant͡sɪç/
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Numeral

zwanzig

  1. twenty

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