twelfth

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see also: Twelfth

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Etymology

From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta, from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô, equivalent to twelve + -th.

Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ], ;, /twɛlθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɤθ]Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933. (modern OED website has /twɛl(f)θ/ for both British and US English)>, ;, /twɛlf/ [tʰw̥ɛɫʷf], ;, /twɛlftθ/twelfth ↗”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. (/twɛlf(t)θ/)>

Adjective

twelfth (not comparable)

1. The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.

   She finished twelfth in the race.

Synonyms

• (ordinal form of twelve) 12th, 12^th, XIIth; XII (in names of monarchs and popes); dozenth

Translations

• French: (before the noun) douzième, (in names of monarchs and popes) douze (after the name)
• German: zwölfte
• Italian: (before the noun) dodicesimo, (in names of monarchs and popes) dodicesimo (after the name)
• Portuguese: duodécimo, décimo segundo
• Russian: двена́дцатый
• Spanish: duodécimo, décimo segundo

Noun

twelfth (plural twelfths)

1. One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

   A twelfth of 240 is 20.

   Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal.

2. (music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

Synonyms

• (one of twelve equal parts) dozenth; uncia (chiefly Greco-Roman contexts)

Translations

• French: douzième
• Italian: dodicesimo
• Russian: (одна) двенадцатый
• Spanish: doceavo

Translations

• Italian: duodecima

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Twelfth

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Proper noun

1. Synonym of Orangemen's Day

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