twintiger

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === 20'er === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪn.tə.ɣər/ Hyphenation: twin‧ti‧ger === Etymology 1 === From twintig +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== twintiger m (plural twintigers, no diminutive) twentysomething (someone in their twenties) Synonym: twen === Etymology 2 === Calque of German Zwanziger. ==== Determiner ==== twintiger in the twenties of a given century de twintiger jaren ― the twenties === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “twintiger”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute