zwellef

Central Franconian

Numeral

zwellef

  1. Alternative spelling of zwällef

Hunsrik
Hunsrik numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: zwellef
    Ordinal: zwelleft
    Collective: Dutzend

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian zwällef, from Middle High German zwelef, from Old High German zwelif, from Proto-West Germanic *twalif, from Proto-Germanic *twalif.[1] By surface analysis, zweu (“two”) +‎ ellef (“eleven”).

Cognate with German zwölf and German zwielef.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sveləf/
  • Rhymes: -eləf
  • Hyphenation: zwel‧lef

Numeral

zwellef

  1. twelve
    Die zwellef Apostel.
    The twelve apostles.

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “zwellef”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 181
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