thousend

thousend

Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
 ←  1  ←  100 1,000 1,000,000 (106)  → 
    Cardinal: thousend
    Ordinal: thousend
    Multiplier: thousendfold

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þūsend, from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī; some forms are remodelled on the participial ending -and.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuːzɛnd/, /ˈθuːzand/

Numeral

thousend

  1. A thousand; 1000.
  2. A very large number; zillions.

Usage notes

Much like modern English thousand, thousend often needs a determiner preceding it.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: thousand, thousan'
    • Hawaiian: kaukani, tausani
  • English: (West Yorkshire) thaasand
  • Middle Scots: thousand

Adjective

thousend

  1. A thousandth.

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