dodicesimo

twelfth

adjective doh-dee-CHEH-zee-moh Rare

Usage Note

Dodicesimo is the ordinal number for 12. Like all Italian ordinals above decimo, it is formed by adding -esimo to the cardinal stem. It agrees in gender and number: dodicesima, dodicesimi, dodicesime. Written as a numeral it appears as '12°' (masculine) or '12ª' (feminine).

Examples

"Abita al dodicesimo piano."

Natural Translation

She lives on the twelfth floor.

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