twaalf

From Dutch twaalf, from Middle Dutch twelef, tweelf, also twalef, twaelf, from Old Dutch *twelif, *twalif, from Proto-Germanic *twalif.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɑːlf/

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twaalf

1. twelve

From Middle Dutch twelef, tweelf, also twalef, twaelf, from Old Dutch *twelif, *twalif, from Proto-Germanic *twalif.

Cognate with German zwölf, West Frisian tolve, English twelve, Danish tolv, Norwegian tolv.

• IPA^(key): /tʋaːl(ə)f/

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• Hyphenation: twaalf

twaalf

1. twelve

• twaalfdradige paradijshop

• Afrikaans: twaalf
• Berbice Creole Dutch: twaalf, twarfu, twalfu
• Jersey Dutch: twâlf
• Negerhollands: twalf, twalef, twaelf
• Skepi Creole Dutch: twalf
• → Sranan Tongo: twarfu, twaalfoe, twaalf
  • → Aukan: twalufu
  • → Saramaccan: tuálúfu

• twolf, twolven

Ultimately cognate to German zwölf, English twelve.

twaalf

1. twelve (12)

• German Low German: twalf, twelf