Zwanziger

See also: zwanziger

German

Etymology

From zwanzig (“twenty”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡svant͡sɪɡɐ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Zwan‧zi‧ger

Noun

Zwanziger m (strong, genitive Zwanzigers, plural Zwanziger)

1. Anything defined by the number twenty, especially:
   1. twenty (bill/note)
   2. A bus, train, etc. with that number.
   3. A player, candidate, etc. with that number.
   4. (in the plural) The twenties of a given century.
   5. (in the plural) The twenties of a given life.
   6. (chiefly in context) A person in their twenties.
   7. A zwanziger (ancient Austrian coin)

Declension

Declension of Zwanziger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zwanziger	die	Zwanziger
genitive	eines	des	Zwanzigers	der	Zwanziger
dative	einem	dem	Zwanziger	den	Zwanzigern
accusative	einen	den	Zwanziger	die	Zwanziger

Synonyms

• (bill/note): Zwanzigmarkschein, Zwanzigeuroschein
• (of a given century): Zwanzigerjahre

Hyponyms

• Mittzwanziger, Endzwanziger

Coordinate terms

• Zehner, Dreißiger, Vierziger, Fünfziger

Descendants

• → Dutch: twintiger (calque)

Further reading

• “Zwanziger” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Zwanziger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zwanziger” in Duden online