twelfth
English
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Cardinal: twelve Ordinal: twelfth Multiplier: twelvefold |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (“twelfth”), equivalent to twelve + -th. Cognate with Scots twelft (“twelfth”), Saterland Frisian tweelfte (“twelfth”), West Frisian tolfde (“twelfth”), Dutch twaalfde (“twelfth”), German Low German twalfde, twalvde (“twelfth”), German zwölfte (“twelfth”), Danish tolvte (“twelfth”), Swedish tolfte (“twelfth”), Icelandic tólfta (“twelfth”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
twelfth (not comparable)
Derived terms
Translations
ordinal form of twelve
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Noun
twelfth (plural twelfths)
Synonyms
- (one of twelve equal parts): dozenth
Translations
one of twelve equal parts of a whole
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