vingt
See also: vîngt
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪŋt
Verb
vingt
French
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| Cardinal : vingt Ordinal : vingtième | ||
| French Wikipedia article on vingt | ||
Etymology
From Old French vint, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti < *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛ̃/
-
audio (file) - (Switzerland, Belgium, Eastern France) IPA(key): /vɛ̃t/ (see usage note)
Numeral
vingt
Noun
vingt m (plural vingt)
Usage notes
- The final ⟨t⟩ is pronounced:
- in liaison : vingt enfants /vɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/
- in the numbers 21 to 29 : vingt-deux /vɛ̃t.dø/
- in all contexts, regularly in French-speaking Switzerland, Belgium and in the eastern part of France near the borders of those countries.
Related terms
Further reading
- “vingt” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Alternative forms
- vîngt (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French vint, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti < *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.
Numeral
vingt
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