twentithe
Pronunciation: /ˈtwɛnˌtiːð(ə)/
“twentithe” is a Middle English word. Its meaning in English:
adjective
Etymology
Inherited from Old English twēntigoþa; equivalent to twenty (“twenty”) + -the (ordinal suffix). The West Midland forms twenteuþe, twentuðe likely reflect late Old English *twēntēoþa, an alteration of twēntigoþa influenced by the ordinals for 11-19 in -tēoþa such as fīftēoþa (“fifteenth”); compare the reverse analogy in tithe, though Logan instead derives twentuðe from Old English *twēntugoþa, a…
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