dvanajst

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Serbo-Croatian

Numeral

dvanajst (Cyrillic spelling дванајст)

  1. (colloquial) twelve
    Synonym: (Standard) dvanaest

Slovene

Slovene numbers (edit)
 ←  11 12 13  → 
    Cardinal: dvanajst
    Cardinal prefix: dvanajst-
    Ordinal: dvanajsti
    Ordinal prefix: dvanajsto-
    Digit: dvanajstka
    Digit place: dvanajstica
    Adverbial: dvanajstič
    Krat adverbial: dvanajstikrat
    Multiplier: dvanajsteren
    Krat multiplier: dvanajstkrat
    Fixed multiplier: dvanajstkraten
    Adverbial multiplier: dvanajsterno
    Multiplier prefix: dvanajstern-
    Krat multiplier prefix: dvanajstkratn-
    Krat adverbial multiplier: dvanajstkratno
    Collective: dvanajstero
    Separable collective: dvanajster
    Greek collective prefix: dodeka-
    Latinate collective prefix: duodeka-
    Fractional: dvanajstina
    Fractional multiplier: dvanajstinski
    Elemental: dvanajsterica
    Number of musicians: duodecet

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъva na desęte (two on ten). Equivalent to dva +‎ -najst.

Pronunciation

Numeral

dvanájst or dvȃnajst

  1. (for countable nouns) twelve
    Synonym: dvanajstero
  2. (for uncountable nouns, colloquial) twelve
    Synonym: dvanajstero

Declension

First declension (hard), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl dvanájst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik
dvanájst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik
dvanájstih + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik
dvanájstim + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik
dvanájst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik
dvanájstih + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
dvanájstimi + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
dvanȃjst + circumflex genitive
First declension (hard), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl dvȃnajst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik
dvȃnajst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik
dvȃnajstih + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik
dvȃnajstim + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik
dvȃnajst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik
dvȃnajstih + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
dvȃnajstimi + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
dvȃnajst + circumflex genitive
  • less common
Second declension (no endings), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl dvanájst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik
dvanájst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik
dvanájst + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik
dvanájst + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik
dvanájst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik
dvanájst + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
dvanájst + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
dvanȃjst + circumflex genitive
Second declension (no endings), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl dvȃnajst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik
dvȃnajst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik
dvȃnajst + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik
dvȃnajst + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik
dvȃnajst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik
dvȃnajst + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
dvȃnajst + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
dvȃnajst + circumflex genitive

Noun

dvanájst or dvȃnajst n

  1. number twelve
    Synonyms: dvanajstica, dvanajstka

Declension

Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing. dvanájst
gen. sing. dvanájst
singular
nominative
imenovȃlnik
dvanájst
genitive
rodȋlnik
dvanájst
dative
dajȃlnik
dvanájst
accusative
tožȋlnik
dvanájst
locative
mẹ̑stnik
dvanájst
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
dvanájst
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
dvanȃjst



Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing. dvȃnajst
gen. sing. dvȃnajst
singular
nominative
imenovȃlnik
dvȃnajst
genitive
rodȋlnik
dvȃnajst
dative
dajȃlnik
dvȃnajst
accusative
tožȋlnik
dvȃnajst
locative
mẹ̑stnik
dvȃnajst
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
dvȃnajst
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
dvȃnajst

To express dual and plural, the phrase število dvanajst 'number twelve' is used, e.g. dve števili dvanajst sta napisani, or, informally, also dvanajstka or dvanajstica.


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