twelfth

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UK, US/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]UK, US/twɛlθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɤθ]UK, US/twɛlf/ [tʰw̥ɛɫʷf]UK, US/twɛlftθ/

adjective

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

“A twelfth of 240 is 20.”

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12thXIIthXIIdozenthunciaOrangemen's Dayordinalone-twelfth
OriginMiddle English twelfthe ← Old English twelfta ← Proto-Germanic *twaliftô →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

twelfth1

adjectivetwelfth (not comparable)

alternative twelfe · alternative twelveth

  1. not comparableThe ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

    She finished twelfth in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book.

    Synonyms: 12th, XIIth, XII, dozenth

nountwelfth (plural twelfths)

plural twelfths · alternative twelfe · alternative twelveth

  1. One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

    A twelfth of 240 is 20.

    1 more example

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

    Synonyms: dozenth, uncia

  2. entertainmentAn interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

Twelfth2

proper nounthe Twelfth
  1. Synonym of Orangemen's Day.

    Synonyms: Orangemen's Day

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
12thXIIthXIIdozenth

nounOne of twelve equal parts of a whole.

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dozenthuncia

proper nounSynonym of Orangemen's Day.

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Orangemen's Day

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecoming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

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12thordinal

nounone part in twelve equal parts

Similar
one-twelfthtwelfth partduodecimal
Broader
common fractionsimple fraction
Also see
duodecimalorangemen's dayuncia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*twaliftô“twelfth”
  2. Old Englishtwelfta“twelfth”
  3. Middle Englishtwelfthe
  4. Englishtwelfth

From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (“twelfth”), equivalent to twelve + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots twalt (“twelfth”), Saterland Frisian tweelfte (“twelfth”), West Frisian tolfde (“twelfth”), Dutch twaalfde (“twelfth”), German Low German twalfde, twalvde (“twelfth”), German zwölfte (“twelfth”), Danish tolvte (“twelfth”), Swedish tolfte (“twelfth”), Icelandic tólfta (“twelfth”).

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Translations

Afrikaans twaalfde
  • twaalfdeordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Ancient Greek δωδέκατος
  • δωδέκατος (dōdékatos)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Arabic ثَانِيَ عَشَرَ, ثَانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ
  • ثَانِيَ عَشَرَ (ṯāniya ʕašara)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • ثَانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ (ṯāniyata ʕašrata)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Basque hamabigarren
  • hamabigarrenordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Bengali দ্বাদশ
  • দ্বাদশ (dadoś)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Bulgarian дванадесети, дванадесета
  • дванадесети (dvanadeseti)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • дванадесета (dvanadeseta)one of twelve equal parts of a whole
Catalan dotzè, dotzè
  • dotzèordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • dotzèone of twelve equal parts of a whole
Chinese Mandarin 第十二
  • 第十二 (dì shí'èr)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Czech dvanáctý
  • dvanáctýordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Danish tolvte
  • tolvteordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Dutch twaalfde
  • twaalfdeordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Esperanto dek-dua
  • dek-duaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Estonian kaheteistkümnes
  • kaheteistkümnesordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Finnish kahdestoista, kahdestoistaosa
  • kahdestoistaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • kahdestoistaosaone of twelve equal parts of a whole
  • duodesiimiinterval
French douzième, douze
  • douzièmeordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • douzeordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • douzièmeone of twelve equal parts of a whole
German zwölfte
  • zwölfteordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Greek δωδέκατος
  • δωδέκατος (dodékatos)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Hindi बारहवाँ
  • बारहवाँ (bārahvā̃)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Hungarian tizenkettedik, tizenketted
  • tizenkettedikordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • tizenkettedone of twelve equal parts of a whole
  • duodecimainterval
Icelandic tólfta
  • tólftaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Indonesian keduabelas
  • keduabelasordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Italian dodicesimo, dodicesimo
  • dodicesimoordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • dodicesimoordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • dodicesimoone of twelve equal parts of a whole
  • duodecimainterval
Japanese 第十二, 十二度
  • 第十二 (dai-jūni)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • 十二度 (jūnido)interval
Korean 열두째
  • 열두째 (yeoldujjae)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Latin duodecimus, uncia
  • duodecimusordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • unciaone of twelve equal parts of a whole
  • duodecimumone of twelve equal parts of a whole
Latvian divpadsmitais
  • divpadsmitaisordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Lithuanian dvyliktas
  • dvyliktasordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Malay kedua belas
  • kedua belasordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Norwegian tolvte
  • tolvteordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Persian دوازدهم
  • دوازدهم (davâzdahom)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Polish dwunasty
  • dwunastyordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Portuguese duodécimo, décimo segundo
  • duodécimoordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • décimo segundoordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Romanian doisprezecelea, doișpelea
  • doisprezeceleaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • doișpeleaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • doisprezecimeone of twelve equal parts of a whole
  • a douăsprezecea parteone of twelve equal parts of a whole
  • duodecimăinterval
Russian двена́дцатый, двенадцатая
  • двена́дцатый (dvenádcatyj)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • двенадцатаяone of twelve equal parts of a whole
Slovak dvanásty
  • dvanástyordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Spanish duodécimo, décimo segundo
  • duodécimoordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • décimo segundoordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • doceavoone of twelve equal parts of a whole
Swahili kumi na mbili
  • kumi na mbiliordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Swedish tolfte, tolftedel
  • tolfteordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • tolftedelone of twelve equal parts of a whole
Tagalog ikalabindalawa, panlabindalawa
  • ikalabindalawaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • panlabindalawaordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Tamil பன்னிரண்டாம், பன்னிரண்டாவது
  • பன்னிரண்டாம் (paṉṉiraṇṭām)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • பன்னிரண்டாவது (paṉṉiraṇṭāvatu)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Thai ที่สิบสอง
  • ที่สิบสอง (tîi-sìp-sɔ̌ɔng)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Turkish on ikinci
  • on ikinciordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Ukrainian двана́дцятий
  • двана́дцятий (dvanádcjatyj)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Vietnamese một phần mười hai
  • một phần mười haiordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Welsh deuddegfed
  • deuddegfedordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
Yiddish צוועלפֿט, צוועלפֿטל
  • צוועלפֿט (tsvelft)ordinal form of twelve — see also 12th
  • צוועלפֿטל (tsvelftl)one of twelve equal parts of a whole

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with twelfth

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Cite this entry
APA

twelfth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelfth

MLA

“twelfth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelfth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twelfth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelfth.

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