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18տասնութ

Armenian numbers

How to say eighteen (18) in Armenian

Eighteen (18) in Armenian is տասնութ, pronounced tasnut'.

Romanization:
tasnut'

Eighteen in use

  • Տասնութ տարեկան եմ։
    Tasnut' tarekan em.
    I'm 18 years old.
  • տասնութ խնձոր
    tasnut' khndzor
    18 apples

After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: տասնութ խնձոր is literally “18 apple”.

Good to know

տասնութ is տասն (ten) + ութ (eight), written as one word.

From 18 to 19

  • 10տասըtasə
  • 11տասնմեկtasnmek
  • 12տասներկուtasnerku
  • 13տասներեքtasnerek'
  • 14տասնչորսtasnch'ors
  • 15տասնհինգtasnhing
  • 16տասնվեցtasnvets'
  • 17տասնյոթtasnyot'
  • 18տասնութtasnut'
  • 19տասնինըtasninə

18 in Armenian letters

Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 18 is written ԺԸ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.

Questions

How do you say eighteen in Armenian?

Eighteen is տասնութ, pronounced tasnut'.

How do you say “18th” in Armenian?

The ordinal is տասնութերորդ (tasnut'erord).

How is 18 written in Armenian letters?

In the classical system it is ԺԸ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 18.

Do Armenian nouns take the plural after eighteen?

No. After any number the noun stays singular: տասնութ խնձոր — “18 apple”.

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