Cardinal Numbers
The majority of cardinal numbers are from Latin stock, with several borrowings from the local Slavic
- un/ur (M), o (F)
- doi (M), do (F)
- trei
- påtru
- ćinć / ţinţ
- şåse
- şåpte
- opt / osăn
- devet
- zåće / zeće / deset
- urprezåće / iednaist
- doiprezåće / dvanaist
- treiprezåće / trenaist
19. devetprezåće
20. dovotezåće / dvadeset / dvaiset
21. dovotezåće şi ur
30. treivotezåće
40. cvårnaru
50. ćinćvotezåće
...
100. sto
101. sto şi ur
200. dovotesto
1000. miľår / tisuť / tåvžânt
Notes:
11 is composed of '1 on 10' ur-pre-zåće
20 is composed of '2 times 10' do-vote-zåće, likewise, 200 is '2 times 100' do-vote-sto
1000 miľår comes from Venetian dialect, tisuť from Slavic, and tåvžânt from German.
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