twelve

Significado (Inglés)

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).

Sinónimos

12

dozen

duodecimo

units

xii

tribal council

XII

duodecimal

Traducións

douze

12

doce

12

zwölf

12

dodici

12

twaalf

12

dotze

12

δώδεκα

duodecim

12

doze

12

dotze

Zwölf

12

dazde

12

اثنى عشر

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/twɛlv/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: twelve

Herdado de Old English: twelf

Relativo a Saterfriesisch: tweelf

Relativo a frisón occidental: tolve

Relativo a neerlandés: twaalf

Relativo a alemán: zwölf

Relativo a dinamarqués: -

Relativo a sueco: -

Relativo a noruegués: tolv

Relativo a islandés: 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”).

Frases

Here are the twelve items I was referring too .

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .