Afrikaans

Numeral

twaalf

1. (cardinal) twelve

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʋaːl(ə)f/

Etymology

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 tolf, Norwegian tolv.

Numeral

twaalf

1. (cardinal) twelve

Descendants

• Afrikaans: twaalf

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

• twolf, twolven

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German zwölf, English twelve.

Numeral

twaalf

1. twelve (12)

See also

• German Low German: twalf, twelf