zwölf

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German

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    Cardinal: zwölf
    Ordinal: zwölfte
    Sequence adverb: zwölftens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 12.
    Adverbial: zwölfmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 12-mal
    Multiplier: zwölffach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 12-fach
    Fractional: Zwölftel
    Polygon: Zwölfeck
    Polygon abbreviation: 12-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: zwölfeckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 12-eckig

Alternative forms

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  • zwölfe (now colloquial, regional, or nonstandard; chiefly when used without a following noun)
  • zwölwe (rare nonstandard spelling of the above)

Etymology

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From Middle High German zwölf, zwolf, zwelf, zwelif, from Old High German zwelif, from an original *twelif, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Hunsrik zwellef, Dutch twaalf, English twelve, Norwegian and Danish tolv.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡svœlf/, [t͡sʋœlf]
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Numeral

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zwölf

  1. (cardinal number) twelve

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