פֿינף

פֿינף

Yiddish

Yiddish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : פֿינף (finf)     Ordinal : פֿינפֿט‎ (finft)     Fractional : פֿינפֿטל‎ (finftl)

Alternative forms

• פֿינעף‎ (finef) – dialectal

Etymology

From Old High German fimf, finf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from *pémpe, variant of Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognates include Dutch vijf, English five, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf) and Icelandic fimm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪnf/

Number

פֿינף • (finf)

1. five

Derived terms

• פֿינפֿט‎ (finft)

Descendants

• → English: fin