двенадцать

Russian

Russian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : двена́дцать (dvenádcatʹ)
    Ordinal : двена́дцатый (dvenádcatyj)

Etymology

Compounded from две + на + дцать, or two on ten. The feminine две is used here because the final syllable дцать, an old short form of десять, is a feminine substantive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dvʲɪˈnat͡s(ː)ɨtʲ]
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Numeral

двена́дцать (dvenádcatʹ)

  1. twelve (12)

Usage notes

двенадцать (dvenadcatʹ) in the nominative case and accusative case governs the genitive plural of the noun. In other cases, it governs the corresponding plural case of the noun.

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