Twelfth
/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThe ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
nounOne of twelve equal parts of a whole.
Sentence Examples
The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century.
The treaty with Texas was signed April twelfth, 1844.
What day of the week is the twelfth?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ day of December is the one that comes right after the eleventh day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
December is the ____ and the final month of the year, which is always a very busy time for many families today.
Word Origin & History
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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ day of December is the one that comes right after the eleventh day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
December is the ____ and the final month of the year, which is always a very busy time for many families today.