quatre-vingts

== French == === 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, Welsh deugain (“forty”), trigain (“sixty”), pedwar ugain (“eighty”). (The Latin for 80 is octōgintā.). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃/ === Numeral === quatre-vingts (invariable) eighty, 80 Synonyms: (Switzerland) huitante, octante ==== Usage notes ==== When used in a compound, the form quatre-vingt is used, e.g. quatre-vingt-un. The term huitante is used in some French-speaking cantons of Switzerland. ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: katreven Louisiana Creole: katre-vin === See also === octante huitante quatre-vingt === Further reading === “quatre-vingts”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012