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Old English · adjective

twelfwintre

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈtwelfˌwin.tre/
[ˈtweɫvˌwin.tre]
Syllables
ˈtwelf · ˌwin · tre (3 syllables)
Modern English
twelve-year-oldtwelve-yeartwelve

All forms (9)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twalifwintruz. Cognate with Old Norse tolfvetr and Gothic (twalibwintrus). Equivalent to twelf + -wintre.

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