twelfth
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twelfth¹
- /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ] UK, US
- /twɛlθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɤθ] UK, US
- /twɛlf/ [tʰw̥ɛɫʷf] UK, US
- /twɛlftθ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛlfθ, -ɛlθ, -ɛlf, -ɛlftθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (“twelfth”), equivalent to twelve + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots twalt (“twelfth”), Saterland Frisian tweelfte (“twelfth”), West Frisian tolfde (“twelfth”), Dutch twaalfde (“twelfth”), German Low German twalfde, twalvde (“twelfth”), German zwölfte (“twelfth”), Danish tolvte (“twelfth”),
Swedish tolfte (“twelfth”), Icelandic tólfta (“twelfth”).
adjective twelfe · twelveth
Twelfth²
proper noun the Twelfth
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Synonym of Orangemen's Day.
Similar: Orangemen's Day
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ordinal, twenty-sixth, twenty-second, twenty-third, nineteenth, twentieth, fifteenth, sixteenth, eleventh, tenth, ninth, thirteenth, dozen, ten, second, xii
Translations
Every language
adj ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
| Español | duodécimo, décimo segundo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열두째 yeoldujjae |
| 日本語 | 第十二 dai-jūni |
| 中文 | 第十二 dì shí'èr |
| हिन्दी | बारहवाँ bārahvā̃ |
| Kiswahili | kumi na mbili |
| Português | duodécimo, décimo segundo |
| Français | douzième, douze |
| Deutsch | zwölfte |
| Italiano | dodicesimo |
| Ελληνικά | δωδέκατος dodékatos |
| Română | doisprezecelea, doișpelea |
| Русский | двена́дцатый dvenádcatyj |
| Tiếng Việt | một phần mười hai |
| العربية | ثَانِيَ عَشَرَ ṯāniya ʕašara, ثَانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ ṯāniyata ʕašrata |
noun one of twelve equal parts of a whole
| Español | doceavo |
|---|---|
| Français | douzième |
| Italiano | dodicesimo |
| Română | doisprezecime, a douăsprezecea parte |
| Русский | двенадцатая |
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title = {twelfth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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