tvítugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From tví- (two) +‎ tugur (group of ten).

Adjective

tvítugur (not comparable)

  1. twenty years old; twenty, vicenarian
  2. twenty fathoms tall/deep/long/across/etc. (which is twenty of a unit)

Usage notes

  • Also used as a noun in the neuter singular, e.g. vera um tvítugt (be about twenty), hafa tvo um tvítugt (be twenty-two).

Declension

Positive forms of tvítugur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvítugur tvítug tvítugt
accusative tvítugan tvítuga
dative tvítugum tvítugri tvítugu
genitive tvítugs tvítugrar tvítugs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvítugir tvítugar tvítug
accusative tvítuga
dative tvítugum
genitive tvítugra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvítugi tvítuga tvítuga
acc/dat/gen tvítuga tvítugu
plural (all-case) tvítugu

See also

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “tvítugur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “tvítugur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)