twenty

Betekenis (Engels)

Num

The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

Noun

1. (in-plural) The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
2. (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.
3. 10-20 (location).
4. (UK, historical) An old English division of infantry.

Concepten

twintig

20

twintigtal

Synoniemen

score

20

twentieth

20th

twenty dollar bill

xx

XX

units

many

scope

lots of

Vertalingen

vingt

20

veinte

20

venti

20

zwanzig

20

vinte

20

είκοσι

viginti

20

vint

20

yirmi

20

bîst

20

عشرين

عشرون

20

vint

vīgintī

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtwɛnti/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: twenty

Overgenomen van Oudengels: twēntiġ

Verwant aan Schots: twenty

Verwant aan Fries: tweintich

Verwant aan Nederlands: twintig

Verwant aan Duits: zwanzig

Verwant aan Deens: tyve

In summary

From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) + *-tigaz (“group of ten”), equivalent to two + -ty, or twain + -ty. Cognate with Scots twenty, tuenty (“twenty”), West Frisian tweintich (“twenty”), Dutch twintig (“twenty”), German zwanzig (“twenty”), Danish tyve.

Zinnen

I found a little crowd of about twenty people surrounding the huge hole .

Ik vond een kleine menigte van ongeveer twintig mensen rond het enorme gat.

He wrote twenty other assorted printed works .