tjue
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tyve (see usage notes below)
Etymology
From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.
Numeral
tjue
- twenty
Usage notes
- 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.
Derived terms
- tjuefem
Related terms
- tjuende (“twentieth”)
References
- “tjue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse tjogu, from tuttugu
Numeral
tjue
- twenty
Derived terms
- tjuefem
Related terms
- tjuande
References
- “tjue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.