Old English · numeral

hundred

Part of speech: numeral, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈxun.dred/
[ˈhun.dred]
Syllables: ˈxun · dred (2 syllables)
Modern English: hundred hunderd hunnerd hunnert hunred

Meaning

hundred

Declension

Declension of hundred
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hundred	hundredu
Accusative	hundred	hundredu
Genitive	hundredes	hundreda
Dative	hundrede	hundredum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hundaradą (“hundred”), from *hundą + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Cognate with Old Frisian hundred, Old Saxon hunderod, Old Dutch *hundert, Old High German hundert, Old Norse hundrað.

Descendants

hunderd, hundred, hunnerd, hunnert, hunred

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