cinquante

See also: cinquantè and chînquante

French

French numbers (edit)
500[a], [b]
 ←  40  ←  49 50 51   [a], [b] 60  → 
5
    Cardinal: cinquante
    Ordinal: cinquantième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 50e, (now nonstandard) 50ème

Etymology

From Old French cinquante, from Latin cīnquāgintā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃.kɑ̃t/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃t

Numeral

cinquante (invariable)

  1. fifty

Descendants

  • Louisiana Creole: sinkant

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

  • chinquante (northern)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīnquāgintā.

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /t͡sinˈk(w)antə/, (northern) /t͡ʃ-/
  • (late) IPA(key): /sinˈk(w)antə/, (northern) /ʃ-/

Numeral

cardinal number
50 Previous: quarante neuf
Next: cinquante et un

cinquante

  1. fifty

Descendants

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