Czech

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Etymology

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From 16–17th-century German Tutzet, Dutzet (today Dutzend)[1] from Middle High German totzen from Old French dozaine (today douzaine) from doze (twelve) from Latin duodecim (twelve).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtut͡sɛt]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧cet

Noun

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tucet m inan

  1. dozen

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “tucet”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 659
  2. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “tucet”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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  • tucet in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • tucet in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • tucet in Internetová jazyková příručka

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Dutzend.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tǔt͡set/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧cet

Noun

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tùcet m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀цет)

  1. (with genitive) dozen

Declension

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