twelfth
Translation
twelfth
Examples
It's his twelfth birthday today.
It's his twelfth birthday today.
She finished twelfth in the race.
She finished twelfth in the race.
Grammar Patterns
the twelfth ((noun)) indicating the position of number twelve It's his twelfth birthday today.
Similar Words
eleventh, thirteenth
Etymology
From Old English 'twelfta'. Related to 'twelve', with the '-th' suffix marking it as an ordinal number.
Memory Tips
It's 'twelve' with the 've' changed to 'f' and 'th' added. Be careful with the spelling: twelFth.