twaalf

Afrikaans

Afrikaans cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : twaalf     Ordinal : twaalfde

Etymology

From Dutch twaalf, from Middle Dutch twelef, tweelf, also twalef, twaelf, from Old Dutch *twelif, *twalif, from Proto-Germanic *twalif.

Numeral

twaalf

1. twelve

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Dutch

Dutch numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: twaalf     Ordinal: twaalfde

Etymology

From Middle Dutch twelef, tweelf, also twalef, twaelf, from Old Dutch *twelif, *twalif, from Proto-Germanic *twalif.

Cognate with German zwölf, West Frisian tolve, English twelve, Danish tolf, Norwegian tolv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʋaːl(ə)f/

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Numeral

twaalf

1. twelve

Descendants

• Afrikaans: twaalf

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Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

• twolf, twolven

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German zwölf, English twelve.

Numeral

twaalf

1. twelve (12)

See also

• German Low German: twalf, twelf