twelve

Significado (Inglês)

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).

Conceitos

doze

12

dúzia

Sinônimos

12

dozen

duodecimo

units

xii

tribal council

XII

duodecimal

Traduções

douze

12

doce

12

zwölf

12

twaalf

12

dodici

12

dotze

12

Zwölf

dazde

12

dizaine

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/twɛlv/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: twelve

Herdado de inglês arcaico: twelf

Cognato com Saterfriesisch: tweelf

Cognato com frísio ocidental: tolve

Cognato com holandês: twaalf

Cognato com alemão: zwölf

Cognato com dinamarquês: -

Cognato com sueco: -

Cognato com norueguês: tolv

Cognato com islandês: 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 .

Aqui estão os doze itens que eu estava me referindo também.

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .

O público -alvo era de crianças entre seis e doze anos.