twelfth

Meaning

Adj

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

Noun

1. One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
2. An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

Synonyms

twelfth part

duodecimal

one-twelfth

dozenth

12th

Translations

douzième

12th

dodicesimo

12th

duodécimo

12th

dotzè

12th

twaalfde

12th

zwölfte

12th

δωδέκατος

duodécimo

12th

doceavo

12th

duodecimus

12th

duodecimum

décimo segundo

12th

dodicesima

duodécima

Pronounced as (IPA)

/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: twelfthe

Inherited from Old English: twelfta

Cognate with Scots: twalt

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: tweelfte

Cognate with Western Frisian: tolfde

Cognate with Dutch: twaalfde

Cognate with German: zwölfte

Cognate with Danish: tolvte

Cognate with Swedish: tolfte

Cognate with Icelandic: tólfta

In summary

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”).

Sentences

The Glen Rock Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade .