thirty-five
thirty-five
UK[ˌθɜːti ˈfaɪv]US[ˌθɜːrti ˈfaɪv]
cardinal number
the number equivalent to the product of five and seven; one more than thirty-four, or half of seventy.
Etymology
the word "thirty-five" is a modern english compound numeral, formed by combining the words for the tens and units places. "thirty" originates from old english "þrītiġ," a derivative of "þrīe" (three) and the suffix "-tiġ" (group of ten), meaning "three tens." "five" comes from old english "fīf," from proto-germanic "fimf," ultimately from proto-indo-european "pénkʷe." the hyphenated form "thirty-five" follows the standard english convention for writing numbers between twenty-one and ninety-nine, clearly indicating it is a single numeral composed of these two distinct quantitative values.
Analysis
this is a compound number formed from two simplex number words.
Examples
she celebrated her thirty-fifth birthday with a quiet dinner.
the recipe calls for thirty-five grams of sugar.
the final score was thirty-five to twenty-eight.