thousend

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === thosand, thousand, thousent, thousind, thousynd, thouzand, thowsand, thowsande, thowsaund, thowsend, thusand, þhousand, þosend, þousand, þousande, þousant, þousen, þousend, þousinde, þousond, þousynde, þouzend, þowsand, þowsant, þowzand (early) ðhusant, ðusent, þusand, þusen, þusend, þusennde, þusent, þusund, þusunt === Etymology === Inherited from Old English þūsend, from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī; some forms are remodelled on the participial ending -and. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθuːzɛnd/, /ˈθuːzand/ === Numeral === thousend A thousand; 1000. A very large number; zillions. ==== Usage notes ==== Much like modern English thousand, thousend often needs a determiner preceding it. ==== Derived terms ==== thousendfold ==== Descendants ==== English: thousand→ Hawaiian: kaukani, tausani English: (West Yorkshire) thaasand Middle Scots: thousandScots: thousand, thoosan, thoosand, thousant, thousande→ Scottish Gaelic: sùsan === Adjective === thousend A thousandth. === References === “thǒusand, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.