tjue

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

tyve (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.

Numeral

tjue

(cardinal) twenty

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

tjuefem

Related terms

tjuende (“twentieth”)

References

“tjue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu

Numeral

tjue

(cardinal) twenty

Derived terms

tjuefem

Related terms

tjuande

References

“tjue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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