twelve

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/twɛlv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: twelve

Inherited from Old English: twelf

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: tweelf

Cognate with Western Frisian: tolve

Cognate with Dutch: twaalf

Cognate with German: zwölf

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Swedish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: tolv

Cognate with Icelandic: 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”).

Sentences

Here are the twelve items I was referring too .

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .