English → Latin
“dozen” in Latin
The English word dozen itself goes back to Latin duo, through duodecim.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dozen
duodecim: duodeni (distributively; and with nouns that have a plur., only: a dozen letters, duodecim epistolae; duodenae litterae): consisting of a dozen, duodenarius.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dozen?
- The usual Latin words for “dozen” are duodecim, duodēnus, dŭŏdēnārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.