vijftig

Dutch

Dutch numbers ^(edit)

		500
←  40	←  49	50	51  →	60  →
		5
Cardinal: vijftig     Ordinal: vijftigste

Alternative forms

• vichtig (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vijftich, from Old Dutch *fīftig, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛi̯ftəx/, /ˈvɛi̯ftəx/

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• Hyphenation: vijf‧tig

Numeral

vijftig

1. fifty

Usage notes

Although spelt with v-, the word is traditionally pronounced with initial /f/ even in accents that generally do not devoice v-. (This is due to analogy with zeventig ["seventy"], which used to have a prefix t- and hence a devoiced z-). However, there are also many speakers who pronounce /v/ in line with the spelling as a hypercorrection.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vyftig
• Jersey Dutch: vāiftix
• Negerhollands: veiftig, fyftig