douzième

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French

French numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: douze
    Ordinal: douzième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 12e, (now nonstandard) 12ème

Etymology

From douze +‎ -ième.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.zjɛm/
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  • Homophone: douzièmes
  • Hyphenation: dou‧zième
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Adjective

douzième (plural douzièmes)

  1. (ordinal number) twelfth

Derived terms

Noun

douzième m (plural douzièmes)

  1. (fractional number) twelfth

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