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Counting in multiples of 20 is not really that unusual. But if you like, I'll give you the Danish word for 70, "halvfjers", literally "half-fourish", meaning h
by munch117 3y ago
Counting in multiples of 20 is not really that unusual.
But if you like, I'll give you the Danish word for 70, "halvfjers", literally "half-fourish", meaning half way between three and four 20's.
- gerdesj 3y agoEnglish also uses 12 and 20: "half a dozen" = six, "four score" = 80.
- gniv 3y ago> Counting in multiples of 20 is not really that unusual. Wow, there's an entire Wikipedia article on this with lots of interesting tidbits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal#Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal#Europe
- gniv 3y agoLooks like Danish went all-out with the 20s: https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/danish.htm https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/danish.htm TIL. Thanks!
- interfixus 3y agoOr, to be exact, halvfjerds.
- munch117 3y agoI stand corrected. You rarely spell out these larger numbers, so the exact spelling can be hard to remember. On similar lines, seeing "tredivte" on the list gave me a start - it somehow doesn't look right, even though it is.