twelfth
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number…The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
» The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.
Die alte Kirche auf dem Hügel stammt aus dem zwölften Jahrhundert. — Zaghawa
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1 senses(not comparable)The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.
She finished twelfth in the race.
zwölfte
двена́дцатыйdvenádcatyj
двана́дцятийdvanádcjatyj
- coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
Examples
16 sentencesThe old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.
deDie alte Kirche auf dem Hügel stammt aus dem zwölften Jahrhundert. — Zaghawa
I'm a twelfth grader.
I'm in the twelfth grade.
The twelfth month of the year is December.
Дванадцятий місяць року — грудень. — mhr
ruДвенадцатый месяц года — декабрь. — marafon
deDer zwölfte Monat des Jahres ist der Dezember. — mhr
Today is the twelfth of August.
ruСегодня двенадцатое августа. — estong
deHeute ist der zwölfte August. — arved
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-GeFrom 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”),
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position:12th