duodecas
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυωδεκάς (duōdekás), variant of δωδεκάς (dōdekás).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /duˈo.de.kas/, [d̪uˈɔːd̪ekäs]
Noun edit
duōdecas f (genitive duōdecadis); third declension
- (Late Latin) twelve
- Synonym: duodecim
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | duōdecas | duōdecadēs |
| Genitive | duōdecadis | duōdecadum |
| Dative | duōdecadī | duōdecadibus |
| Accusative | duōdecadem | duōdecadēs |
| Ablative | duōdecade | duōdecadibus |
| Vocative | duōdecas | duōdecadēs |
Descendants edit
- → English: duodecade
References edit
- “duodecas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodecas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.