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fünf.

five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five elements)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

num/fʏnf/standard/fʏmf/colloquial, regional
  1. five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five elements)

    cardinal · numeral
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old High German fimf Middle High German vünf German fünf Inherited from Middle High German vünf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-West Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Formal cognates include Dutch vijf, English five, Yiddish פֿינף (finf), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf) and Icelandic fimm.

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