noun · rare

twelfth

twelfth · twelfths

двенадцатая

Duodezimalsystem

One of twelve equal parts of a wholeOne of twelve equal parts of a whole.

ⓘ

/twɛlfθ/

» The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.

Die alte Kirche auf dem Hügel stammt aus dem zwölften Jahrhundert.

Meaning

2 senses

One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
A twelfth of 240 is 20.
Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.
двенадцатая
one part in twelve equal parts
An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

Examples

16 sentences

The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.
deDie alte Kirche auf dem Hügel stammt aus dem zwölften Jahrhundert.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I'm a twelfth grader.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I'm in the twelfth grade.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The twelfth month of the year is December.
Дванадцятий місяць року — грудень.
ruДвенадцатый месяц года — декабрь.
deDer zwölfte Monat des Jahres ist der Dezember.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Babelball · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Today is the twelfth of August.
ruСегодня двенадцатое августа.
deHeute ist der zwölfte August.
CC BY · Tatoeba · ddnktr · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

one of twelve equal parts of a whole:

Origin

From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Ge

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”),

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source