kaksteist

Estonian

Estonian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : kaksteist
    Ordinal : kaheteistkümnes

Etymology

kaks (two) + teist (of second). Shortened from kaksteistkümmend ("two of the second ten"), which is still evident in declension. Cognate with Finnish kaksitoista.

Numeral

kaksteist

  1. twelve

Declension

There is also a shortened genitive singular, kaheteist.

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