Armenian numbers
How to say sixty (60) in Armenian
Sixty (60) in Armenian is վաթսուն, pronounced vat'sun.
- Romanization:
- vat'sun
Sixty in use
- Վաթսուն տարեկան եմ։Vat'sun tarekan em.I'm 60 years old.
- վաթսուն խնձորvat'sun khndzor60 apples
After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: վաթսուն խնձոր is literally “60 apple”.
Good to know
Most tens end in -սուն: երեսուն, քառասուն, հիսուն… վաթսուն is one of them, and 61 is վաթսունմեկ.
From 60 to 69
- 60վաթսունvat'sun
- 61վաթսունմեկvat'sunmek
- 62վաթսուներկուvat'sunerku
- 63վաթսուներեքvat'sunerek'
- 64վաթսունչորսvat'sunch'ors
- 65վաթսունհինգvat'sunhing
- 66վաթսունվեցvat'sunvets'
- 67վաթսունյոթvat'sunyot'
- 68վաթսունութvat'sunut'
- 69վաթսունինըvat'suninə
60 in Armenian letters
Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 60 is written Կ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.
Questions
How do you say sixty in Armenian?
Sixty is վաթսուն, pronounced vat'sun.
How do you say “60th” in Armenian?
The ordinal is վաթսուներորդ (vat'sunerord).
How is 60 written in Armenian letters?
In the classical system it is Կ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 60.
Do Armenian nouns take the plural after sixty?
No. After any number the noun stays singular: վաթսուն խնձոր — “60 apple”.
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