quatre-vingts

See also: quatre-vîngts

French

**French numbers ^(edit)**
		800^{[a], [b]}
^{[a], [b]} ← 70	^{[a], [b]} ← 79	80	81 → ^{[a], [b], [c], [d], [e]}	90 → ^{[a], [b]}
		8
Cardinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingts Cardinal (decimal): huitante, octante Ordinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingtième Ordinal (decimal): huitantième, octantième Ordinal abbreviation: 80e, (now nonstandard) 80ème
French Wikipedia article on 80

Etymology

From quatre (“four”) and vingt (“twenty”), both of which are derived from Latin. The vigesimal pattern of expressing 80 as 4×20, however, is of Celtic origin; see, for example, Welsh deugain (“forty”), trigain (“sixty”), pedwar ugain (“eighty”). (The Latin for 80 is octōgintā.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃/
Audio: (file)

Numeral

quatre-vingts (invariable)

eighty, 80
Synonyms: (Switzerland) huitante, octante

Usage notes

When used in a compound, the form quatre-vingt is used, e.g. quatre-vingt-un.
The term huitante is used in some French-speaking cantons of Switzerland.

Descendants

Louisiana Creole: katre-vin