vijf

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vijf, from Old Dutch *fīf, vīf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from *pémpe, variant of Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Formal cognates include German fünf, English five, Yiddish פֿינף‎ (finf), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf) and Icelandic fimm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯f/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯f
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Numeral

Dutch cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : vijf
    Ordinal : vijfde

vijf

  1. (cardinal) five

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vyf

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fīf, vīf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viːf/

Numeral

vijf

  1. five

Descendants

Further reading

  • “vijf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vijf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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