двенадцать

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Russian

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    Cardinal: двена́дцать (dvenádcatʹ)
    Ordinal: двена́дцатый (dvenádcatyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 12-ый (12-yj)

Etymology

From две f (dve, two) +‎ -на́дцать (-nádcatʹ, -teen).

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Numeral

двена́дцать (dvenádcatʹ)

  1. twelve (12)
    Synonyms: (archaic) двана́десять (dvanádesjatʹ); дю́жина (djúžina)

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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