twenty-eight

UK: ˈtwenti eɪt | US: ˈtwɛnti eɪt

Definition

  1. n. the cardinal number equal to twenty plus eight (28)

  2. adj. amounting to twenty-eight in number

Structure
twenty <two tens>eight <the number 8>
Etymology

The word "twenty-eight" is a compound of "twenty" (from Old English twēntig, meaning "two tens") and "eight" (from Old English eahta, the numeral 8). It follows the Germanic pattern of combining tens and units to form numbers. The structure reflects a straightforward additive logic, where "twenty" (20) and "eight" (8) combine to denote the sum (28). This compounding method is consistent across English numerals (e.g., thirty-five, sixty-nine).

Examples

  1. She celebrated her twenty-eighth birthday last week.

  2. The classroom has twenty-eight students enrolled.

  3. The recipe requires twenty-eight grams of sugar.

  4. He scored twenty-eight points in the basketball game.

  5. The project will take twenty-eight days to complete.