foif

Alemannic German

cardinal number

5	Previous:	vier
	Next:	sächs

Alternative forms

• föif, füüf, fünf
• fénef, fänef, feenef (Alsace)

Etymology

From Middle High German fiuf, viuf, variants of Middle High German fiunf, fiumf, vümf, vinf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf. Cognate with German fünf, Dutch vijf, English five, Icelandic fimm, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /føif/

Numeral

foif

1. five