Vingt-huit (en. Twenty-eight)

/vɛ̃t.ɥit/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Number that follows 27 and precedes 29.

There are twenty-eight days in the month of February during a leap year.

Il y a vingt-huit jours dans le mois de février pendant une année bissextile.

Representation of the quantity of 28.

Twenty-eight people were present at the meeting.

Vingt-huit personnes étaient présentes à la réunion.

From the French 'vingt' (20) + 'huit' (8), meaning 20 + 8.

twenty-eight days

A leap February month.

vingt-huit jours

twenty-eighth

Related to the position 28 in a series.

vingt-huitième

eight

Cardinal number representing 8.

huit

twenty

Cardinal number representing 20.

vingt

thirties

Group of thirty.

trentaine

A code or a reference in certain communities.

In Paris, 'vingt-huit' can refer to the neighborhood.

À Paris, 'vingt-huit' peut désigner le quartier.