vijftig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vijftich, from Old Dutch *fīftig, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛi̯ftəx/, /ˈvɛi̯ftəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vijf‧tig
Numeral
vijftig
- fifty
Usage notes
Although spelt with v-, the word is traditionally pronounced with initial /f/ even in accents that generally do not devoice v-. (This is due to analogy with zeventig ["seventy"], which used to have a prefix t- and hence a devoiced z-.) However, there are also many speakers who pronounce /v/ in line with the spelling.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vyftig