twelve
English
/twɛlv/
numeral
Definitions
- The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
- (slang) law Law enforcement; the police
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English twelve inherited from Old English twelf (twelve) inherited from Proto-Germanic *twalif derived from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (leave, remain, leave over).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leykʷ-
Gloss
leave, remain, leave over
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Twelfthtide English
- Twelver English
- Twelverism English
- Twelvetide English
- month English
- pence English
- penny English
- score English
- twelfth English
- twelfthly English
- twelfty English
- twelvefold English
- twelvefoldness English
- twelveish English
- twelveling English
- twelvemo English
- twelvemonth English
- twelveness English
- twelvepence English
- twelvepenny English
- twelveplex English
- twelver English
- twelvescore English
- twelvesies English
- twelvesome English
- twelveteen English
- twelveth English
- twelvish English
- delictor Latin
- delictum Latin
- deliculus Latin
- delinquens Latin
- delinquentia Latin
- delinquo Latin
- dēlictum Latin
- dēlictōrem Latin
- dēlinquentem Latin
- dēlinquēns Latin
- dēlinquō Latin
- lixa Latin
- relictus Latin
- relinquo Latin
- Zwölftel German
- zwölf German
- zwölffach German
- zwölfhundert German
- zwölfjährig German
- zwölfköpfig German
- zwölfmal German
- zwölfminütig German
- zwölfmonatig German
- zwölfseitig German
- zwölfstündig German
- zwölftägig German
- zwölfwöchig German
- delittuosamente Italian
- delittuosità Italian
- delittuoso Italian
- relitto Italian
- twaalf Dutch, Flemish
- twaalver Dutch, Flemish
- лишний Russian
- λείπω Ancient Greek
- ἀπολείπω Ancient Greek
- *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *likʷ-tó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *linkʷénti, *linékʷti Proto-Indo-European
- *linékʷti Proto-Indo-European
- *loykʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *laihną Proto-Germanic
- *laihwną Proto-Germanic
- *līhwaną Proto-Germanic
- *twalif Proto-Germanic
- トゥエルブ Japanese
- トゥエルヴ Japanese
- hundtwelftiġ Old English
- twelf Old English
- twelffeald Old English
- रिक्त Sanskrit
- रिच् Sanskrit
- twelfthe Middle English
- twelmonth Middle English
- twelve Middle English
- teilgeoir Irish
- urtheilgeach Irish
- urtheilgean Irish
- auralán Old Norse
- lán Old Norse
- lén Old Norse
- tolf Old Norse
- tólf Old Norse
- *lixъ Proto-Slavic
- *lišiti Proto-Slavic
- tólf Icelandic
- twelef Middle Dutch
- zwelif Old High German
- as·oilgi Old Irish
- doléici Old Irish
- do·léici Old Irish
- twaalf Afrikaans
- zwelf Middle High German
- 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍆 Gothic
- *twelif Old Dutch
- *laihna Proto-Finnic
- *liika Proto-Finnic
- *sleikʷro- Proto-Celtic
- twelf Middle Low German
- sbölbe Cimbrian
- sbölbte Cimbrian
- zbölve Cimbrian
- *riktás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- twelif Old Saxon
- twal Scots
- laikas Lithuanian
- likti Lithuanian
- tolve Western Frisian
- twelif Old Frisian
- twalf German Low German
- 𐭥𐭩𐭧𐭲𐭭 Middle Persian
- twelv Tok Pisin
- *litšā Proto-Albanian
- twelf Fanagalo
- twelef Bislama