vingt

Etymology
, from, from , from ,. The Latin -g- was regularly lost in Old French, but was added back to the spelling in Middle French (now placed after the -n- in order to maintain the pronunciation).

Numeral

 * 1) twenty

Usage notes

 * Apart from liaison contexts, the final -t is pronounced in the compound numbers 21 to 29:.
 * In contrast, the final -t in vingt in 81 to 99 is never pronounced (No liason at all):  not.
 * 80 is with -s at the end. Therefore the liason for 80 is  not . But when used in a compound, the form  (without -s) is used, e.g..
 * A minority of speakers also pronounce the -t in isolation . This is most common in Switzerland, Belgium, and adjacent regions of eastern France. Some of these speakers pronounce the -t even before a consonant.

Etymology
From, from , from <.

Numeral

 * 1)   twenty