duodecas
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυωδεκάς (duōdekás), variant of δωδεκάς (dōdekás).
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪uˈɔː.d̪e.kas]
Noun
duōdecas f (genitive duōdecadis); third declension
- (Late Latin) twelve
- Synonym: duodecim
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duōdecas | duōdecadēs |
| genitive | duōdecadis | duōdecadum |
| dative | duōdecadī | duōdecadibus |
| accusative | duōdecadem | duōdecadēs |
| ablative | duōdecade | duōdecadibus |
| vocative | duōdecas | duōdecadēs |
Descendants
- → English: duodecade
References
- “duodecas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodecas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.