twelf

German Low German

Numeral

twelf

1. (Low Prussian) Alternative form of twalf (twelve)

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Middle English

Numeral

twelf

1. Alternative form of twelve

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Old English

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Cardinal: twelf     Ordinal: twelfta     Age: twelfwintre     Multiplier: twelffeald

Alternative forms

• tƿelf, tuelf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twalif, a compound of *twa- (compare two) and *-lif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twelf/, [tweɫf]

Numeral

twelf

1. twelve

Derived terms

• twelffeald

Descendants

• Middle English: twelve, twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf
  • English: twelve
  • Scots: twal, twol (obsolete twelf, twalf, tuelf)

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Scots

Numeral

twelf

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of twal