Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tyve (see usage notes below)

Numeral

tjue

1. (cardinal) twenty

Usage notes

• Tjue is the more common spelling in most dialects, but formal use around the capital Oslo continues to use the spelling tyve.

Related terms

• tjuende ‎(“twentieth”)

Derived terms

• tjuefem

References

• “tjue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu

Numeral

tjue

1. (cardinal) twenty

Derived terms

• tjuefem

References

• “tjue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.