veinti
Veinti is a Spanish numeral prefix used to form the numbers 21 through 29. It is the fused form of veinte when combined with the units uno through nueve, functioning as a single compound numeral rather than as an independent word in most uses. In modern Spanish, veinti- is written as one word with the following unit.
The standard forms for 21–29 are:
- 21: veintiuno (often veintiún before masculine singular nouns, and veintiuna before feminine nouns)
- Before a masculine singular noun, veintiuno is typically contracted to veintiún (e.g., veintiún libros). Before a
- For 22–29, the standard spellings are veintidós, veintitrés, veintidós and veintidós differ only in accents as
- Veinti- is a bound morpheme that does not normally occur alone; it functions as the initial
Veinti derives from the numeral veinte (20) and the subsequent unit, reflecting a historical pattern in