tólf

See also: tolf

Icelandic

Icelandic numbers (edit)
 ←  11 12 13  → 
    Cardinal: tólf
    Ordinal: tólfti
    Ordinal abbreviation: 12.
    Fractional: tólfti

Etymology

From Old Norse tólf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Faroese tólv, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish tolv.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oulv

Numeral

tólf (indeclinable)

  1. twelve

Old Norse

Old Norse numbers (edit)
 ←  11 12 13  → 
    Cardinal: tolf, tólf, (older form) tvalf
    Ordinal: tolfti, tólfti, (older form) tvalfti

Alternative forms

Etymology

Lengthened form of tolf, from earlier tvalf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Old Saxon twēlif, Old English twelf, Old Frisian twelif, Old High German zwelif, Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍆 (twalif).

Numeral

tólf

  1. (cardinal number) twelve

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tólf
  • Faroese: tólv
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