Scots edit
Numeral edit
five
- (cardinal) A numerical vailyie equal tae 5; the nummer follaein fower an precedin sax. This mony dots: (•••••).
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Etymology edit
From Middle Inglis five, vif, fif, frae Old English fīf (“five”), frae Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”) (compare Wast Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norse an Swadish fem, Icelandic fimm), frae Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (compare Welsh pump, Italian cinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanie pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persie پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca)).
The nasal *m in Proto-Germanic *fimf wis lost throu a soond cheemge kent as the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: fīv
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /faɪv/
- (Soothren US) IPA(key): /fäːv/
- (Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /fɑev/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪv
Numeral edit
five
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Noun edit
five f (plural fives)