twelfth en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /twɛlf/ [tʰw̥ɛɫʷf] (UK, US) th-fronting
- (US) audio
- /twɛlftθ/ (UK, US) some speakers
- /twɛlθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɤθ] (UK, US)
- /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ] (UK, US)
Etymology
From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (“twelfth”), equivalent to twelve + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots twalt (“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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
She finished twelfth in the race.
The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twelfe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| twelveth | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
twelfth grade · twelfth cake · twelfthly · Twelfthtide · twelfth-day cake · Twelfth Night · Twelfth · Twelfth Month · Twelfth cake · twelfth grader · Twelfth Day · twelfth cranial nerve · twelfth pie · twelfth man · Glorious Twelfth
Synonyms
Translations (82)
sh dvanaesti (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · cmn 第十二 (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ro doisprezecelea (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ml പന്ത്രണ്ടാം (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · eu hamabigarren (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · mk дванаесетти (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · sv tolfte (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · th ที่สิบสอง (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fi kahdestoista (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · kk он екінші (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ko 열두째 (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fy tolfte (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · crh on ekinci (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · lb zwieleft (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · it dodicesimo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · eo dek-dua (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · it dodicesimo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · pt duodécimo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · tl ikalabindalawa (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · grc δωδέκατος (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · lv divpadsmitais (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · hy տասներկուերորդ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · sco twalt (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · io duadekesma (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · es décimo segundo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · nl twaalfde (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fr douze (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ml പന്ത്രണ്ടാമത്തെ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fo tólvti (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fo tólvta (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · et kaheteistkümnes (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ht douzyèm (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · tl panlabindalawa (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · id keduabelas (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · da tolvte (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · nv naakitsʼáadah góneʼ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · la duodecimus (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ta பன்னிரண்டாம் (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ru двена́дцатый (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fy tolfde (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fr douzième (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · lt dvyliktas (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · tr on ikinci (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · el δωδέκατος (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · af twaalfde (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · oc dotzen (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ar ثَانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · pt décimo segundo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ceb ikanapog duha (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · tg дувоздаҳум (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · es duodécimo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ceb ikanapulog duha (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · fa دوازدهم (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ar ثَانِيَ عَشَرَ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ta பன்னிரண்டாவது (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ca dotzè (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · de zwölfte (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · uk двана́дцятий (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · is tólfta (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · no tolvte (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · vi một phần mười hai (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · br daouzekvet (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · izh kakstoist kymmenäs (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ka მეთორმეტე (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ro doișpelea (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · pl dwunasty (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · hu tizenkettedik (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · mn арван хоёрдугаар (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ms kedua belas (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · cs dvanáctý (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · be двана́ццаты (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · sk dvanásty (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · bn দ্বাদশ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · az on ikinci (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · ja 第十二 (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · sw kumi na mbili (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · gv daa-yeigoo (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · cy deuddegfed (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · yi צוועלפֿט (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · hi बारहवाँ (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · osp dozeno (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th) · bg дванадесети (ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th)