Lexicon:Modern/un
| un | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈun/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle un |
un — the number one.
Notes
The Known World counts in tens because people have ten fingers, and measures in eights and sixteens for reasons nobody can now give. Every child learns both and no one finds the arrangement strange.