twaalf

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AfrikaansEdit

Afrikaans cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : twaalf     Ordinal : twaalfde

EtymologyEdit

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

NumeralEdit

twaalf

1. (cardinal) twelve

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DutchEdit

Dutch cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : twaalf     Ordinal : twaalfde

EtymologyEdit

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

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tʋaːl(ə)f/

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NumeralEdit

twaalf

1. (cardinal) twelve

DescendantsEdit

• Afrikaans: twaalf

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Dutch Low SaxonEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• twolf, twolven

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately cognate to German zwölf, English twelve.

NumeralEdit

twaalf

1. twelve (12)

See alsoEdit

• German Low German: twalf, twelf