tíggju

Faroese
Faroese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tíggju
    Ordinal : tíggjundi

Etymology

From Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Cognate with Icelandic tíu, Swedish tio, Danish ti and English ten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtʊd͡ʒːʊ]

Numeral

tíggju

  1. ten, cardinal number after níggju and before ellivu
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