"quatre-vingts" meaning in French

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Numeral

IPA: /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-quatre-vingts-2.oga
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, Irish fichead. (The Latin for 80 is octōgintā.). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|quatre||four}} quatre (“four”), {{m|fr|vingt||twenty}} vingt (“twenty”), {{uder|fr|cel|-}} Celtic, {{cog|ga|fichead}} Irish fichead, {{m|la|octōgintā}} octōgintā
  1. eighty, 80 Tags: invariable Categories (topical): French cardinal numbers Synonyms: huitante, octante Related terms: octante, huitante, quatre-vingt
    Sense id: en-quatre-vingts-fr-num-1KSWYxaF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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