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vingt

vingt

See also: vîngt

French

French cardinal numbers
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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/, /væ̃/

Numeral

vingt

  1. twenty

Noun

vingt m (plural vingt)

  1. twenty

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/

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Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French vint, from Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti < *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti.

Numeral

vingt

  1. (Guernsey, cardinal) twenty