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twelve
English
Alternative forms
- Arabic numerals: 12
- Roman numerals: XII
- twelue (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf (“twelve”), from Proto-Germanic *twalif, an old compound of *twa- (“two”) and *-lif (“left over”) (i.e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tweelf, tweelif, tweelich (“twelve”), West Frisian tolve (“twelve”), Dutch twaalf (“twelve”), German Low German twalf, twalv (“twelve”), German zwölf (“twelve”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tolv (“twelve”), Icelandic tólf (“twelve”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: tw?lv, IPA(key): /tw?lv/, [tw???v]
- Rhymes: -?lv
Numeral
twelve
- The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
- There are twelve months in a year.
- (slang) Law enforcement; the police
Synonyms
- twelveteen (nonstandard)
Derived terms
- twelve-bar blues
- twelvesome
Related terms
- Ordinal: twelfth
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (tuerubu)
Translations
See also
- Last: eleven. Next: thirteen
Noun
twelve (plural twelves)
- A group of twelve items.
- Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.
- A twelve-bore gun.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 880:
- In this way Von Esslin ‘inherited’ two fine hammerless twelves which he used once or twice for duck on the Camargue.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 880:
- (law, colloquial) A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
- (slang) police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer
Related terms
- twelfth
See also
- dozen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf
Etymology
From Old English twelf, in turn from Proto-Germanic *twalif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tw?lv(?)/, /?tw?lf(?)/
Numeral
twelve
- twelve
Descendants
- English: twelve
- Scots: twal, twol (obsolete twelf, twalf, tuelf)
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three
Translingual
Etymology
From English three
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?tri?] [sic]
Numeral
three
- Code word for the digit 3 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet
Synonyms
ITU/IMO code word terrathree
References
English
Alternative forms
- thre, threy, thrie (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English thre, threo, thrie, thri, from Old English þr?, from Proto-West Germanic *þr??, from Proto-Germanic *þr?z, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of trey.
Cognates with German drei, Albanian tre, Armenian ???? (erek?), Latvian tr?s, Lithuanian tr?s, Greek ????? (tre?s), and others.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thr? IPA(key): /??i?/, [????i?], [?????i]
- (UK, th-fronting) enPR: fr? IPA(key): /f?i?/
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /??i?/, [????i?], [t????i?]
- (General American) enPR: thr? IPA(key): /??i?/, [????i]
- Rhymes: -i?
- Homophones: tree (with th-stopping), free (with th-fronting)
Numeral
three
- A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
- Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
- Describing a set or group with three elements.
Synonyms
- (numerical value): leash, tether (dialectal)
Related terms
- third, thrice, triple
Translations
See also
- Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages
Noun
three (plural threes)
- The digit/figure 3.
- Anything measuring three units, as length.
- Put all the threes in a separate container.
- A person who is three years old.
- All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
- The playing card featuring three pips.
- Three o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- (basketball) Abbreviation of three-pointer.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Anagrams
- Ehret, Ether, Reeth, ether, rethe, theer, there
Manx
Numeral
three
- Alternative spelling of tree.
Scots
Alternative forms
- (South Scots) threi, shrei, hrei
Etymology
From Middle English thre, from Old English þri?, þr?, þre?, from Proto-West Germanic *þr??, from Proto-Germanic *þr?z, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ri?/
- (South Scots) IPA(key): /?r?i/
- (Shetland) IPA(key): /tri?/
Numeral
three
- three
Related terms
- threty
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