English → Latin
“twelve” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
twelve
duodecim: duodeni (disiributive, and with substantives that are used only in the plur.; e.g., duodenae literse = duodecim epistolae; or duodecim litterae = twelve letters of the alphabet). Twelve times, duodecies: twelve times as much, duodecim partibus plus: twelve hundred, mille et ducenti; milleni et duceni (distributive, or with substantives found only in the plur.): twelve hundred times, millies et ducenties: the twelve hundredth, millesimus ducentesimus: of twelve years (in duration), duodecim annorum: twelve years old, duodecim annos natus: twelve thousand, duodecim millia; duodena millia (distributively, etc.): twelve pounds in weight, duodecim pondo; duodecim libras pondo (valens): a twelve pounder (cannon), *tormentum bellicum globos singulos duodecim librarum mittens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for twelve?
- The usual Latin words for “twelve” are duodecim, duodēnus, duodeciēs. 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.