twenty

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

score

20

twentieth

20th

twenty dollar bill

xx

XX

units

many

scope

lots of

Translations

vingt

20

veinte

20

zwanzig

20

venti

20

twintig

20

vinte

20

είκοσι

viginti

20

vint

20

bîst

20

yirmi

20

عشرين

عشرون

20

vint

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtwɛnti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: twenty

Inherited from Old English: twēntiġ

Cognate with Scots: twenty

Cognate with Western Frisian: tweintich

Cognate with Dutch: twintig

Cognate with German: zwanzig

Cognate with Danish: 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.

Sentences

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

He wrote twenty other assorted printed works .