twintig

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans numbers (edit)
200
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2
    Cardinal: twintig
    Ordinal: twintigste
    Ordinal abbreviation: 20ste

Etymology

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From Dutch twintig, from Middle Dutch twintich, twintech, from Old Dutch *twēntig, from Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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twintig

  1. twenty

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch twintich, from Old Dutch *twēntig, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪn.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: twin‧tig

Numeral

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Dutch numbers (edit)
200
 ←  10  ←  19 20 21  →  30  → 
2
    Cardinal: twintig
    Ordinal: twintigste

twintig

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: twintig
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: twentiki
  • Jersey Dutch: twäntix
  • Negerhollands: twentig, twintig
  • Wayana: twentëk

Zealandic

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch twintich, from Old Dutch *twēntig, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.

Numeral

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twintig

  1. twenty