Re: One And A Half

On 13.10.2004, at 18:08, Henrik Theiling wrote:

>> ...
>>     Are there natlangs where there _are_ simple terms for things like
>> "one and a half"? How about anyone's conlang(s)?
>
> Not simple, but irregularly contracted in German (and Dutch):
>
>   1    = ein-
>   0,5  = ein halb
>   2    = zwei
>   2,5  = zweieinhalb
>   1,5  = eineinhalb,
>          but also and more commonly used:
>          anderthalb
>            (I assume this is < anders + halb, where anders is
>            'second' in an ancient interpretation)
This would be similar to the construction Danish provides: "halvanden"
(anden=second).

Daniel "Asserbo" Quernheim