twaalf

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Etymology

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

Numeral

twaalf

1. (cardinal) twelve

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Dutch

Dutch cardinal numbers

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʋaːlf/

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Numeral

twaalf

1. (cardinal) twelve

Descendants

• Afrikaans: twaalf