twelfth
One of twelve equal parts of a wholeOne of twelve equal parts of a whole.
» 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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2 sensesOne 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 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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Forms
plural: twelfthsSynonyms
5 synonyms- one part in twelve equal parts:one-twelfthtwelfth partduodecimal