tólf

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See also: tolf

Icelandic

Icelandic cardinal numbers
 <  11 12 13  > 
    Cardinal : tólf
    Ordinal : tólfti

Etymology

From Old Norse tólf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Faroese tólv, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish tolv.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tólf

  1. twelve; the cardinal number after ellefu (eleven) and before þrettán (thirteen).

Derived terms

Old Norse

Old Norse numbers (edit)
 ←  11 12 13  → 
    Cardinal: tolf, tólf, (older form) tvalf
    Ordinal: tolfti, tólfti, (older form) tvalfti

Alternative forms

Etymology

Lengthened form of tolf, from earlier tvalf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Old Saxon twēlif, Old English twelf, Old Frisian twelif, Old High German zwelif, Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍆 (twalif).

Numeral

tólf

  1. (cardinal number) twelve

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tólf
  • Faroese: tólv