tjue

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål cardinal numbers
 <  19 20 21 > [a], [b]
    Cardinal : tjue
    Ordinal : tjuende

Alternative forms[edit]

  • tyve (see usage notes below)

Etymology[edit]

From Norwegian Nynorsk tjue, from Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz. Replaced older tyve, from Danish tyve.

Numeral[edit]

tjue

  1. twenty

Usage notes[edit]

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Nynorsk cardinal numbers
 <  19 20 21 > [a], [b]
    Cardinal : tjue
    Ordinal : tjuande

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tjogu, a variant of tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.

Numeral[edit]

tjue

  1. twenty

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]