twelve

Betekenis (Engels)

Num

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

Noun

1. A group of twelve items.
2. A twelve-bore gun.
3. (colloquial) A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
4. (slang) The police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer.
5. (slang) Front (front side of something, position in front of something).

Sinonieme

12

dozen

duodecimo

units

xii

tribal council

XII

duodecimal

Vertalings

douze

12

doce

12

zwölf

12

dodici

12

twaalf

12

dotze

12

δώδεκα

duodecim

12

doze

12

dotze

Zwölf

12

dazde

12

اثنى عشر

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/twɛlv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: twelve

Geërf van Old English: twelf

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: tweelf

Verwante met Fries: tolve

Verwante met Nederlands: twaalf

Verwante met Duits: zwölf

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Sweeds: -

Verwante met Noors: tolv

Verwante met Yslands: tólf

In summary

From Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf (“twelve”), from Proto-Germanic *twalif, an old compound of *twa- (“two”) and *-lif (“left over”) (i.e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tweelf, tweelif, tweelich (“twelve”), West Frisian tolve (“twelve”), Dutch twaalf (“twelve”), German Low German twalf, twalv (“twelve”), German zwölf (“twelve”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tolv (“twelve”), Icelandic tólf (“twelve”).

Sinne

Here are the twelve items I was referring too .

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .