zéng

See also: zeng, zèng, zēng, and zěng

Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : zéng
    Ordinal : zéngt

Etymology

From Old High German zehan, from Proto-Germanic *tehun. As in Central Franconian zehn and Dutch tien, the group -eha- must have been contracted and merged with the diphthong -ia-. This Old High German *zian regularly yields Luxembourgish zéng. Also cognate with German zehn, English ten, Icelandic tíu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tseŋ/
    • Rhymes: -eŋ

Numeral

zéng

  1. ten
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