twelve

Εννοια (English)

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).

Synonyms

12

dozen

duodecimo

units

xii

tribal council

XII

duodecimal

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/twɛlv/

Ετυμολογία (English)

Inherited from Μέσα Αγγλικά: twelve

Inherited from Παλαιά Αγγλικά: twelf

Cognate with Saterfriesisch: tweelf

Cognate with Δυτικά Φριζικά: tolve

Cognate with Ολλανδικά: twaalf

Cognate with Γερμανικά: zwölf

Cognate with Δανικά: -

Cognate with Σουηδικά: -

Cognate with Νορβηγικά: tolv

Cognate with Ισλανδικά: 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”).

Προτάσεις

Here are the twelve items I was referring too .

Εδώ είναι τα δώδεκα αντικείμενα που αναφέρθηκα επίσης.

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .

Το κοινό -στόχος ήταν παιδιά ηλικίας μεταξύ έξι και δώδεκα.