twal

Maltese

Root
t-w-l
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twaːl/

Verb

twal (imperfect jitwal, past participle mutwal)

1. to become long, tall

Conjugation

Conjugation of twal
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	twalt	twalt	twal		twalna	twaltu	twalu
	f			twalet
imperfect	m	nitwal	titwal	jitwal		nitwalu	titwalu	jitwalu
	f			titwal
imperative			twal				twalu

Adjective

twal pl

1. plural of twil

Scots

Scots cardinal numbers

<  11	12	13  >
Cardinal : twal

Alternative forms

• twol, twel
• twelf, twalf, tuelf (obsolete)

Etymology

A reduced form of earlier twelf, twalf, from Middle English twelve, twelf, from Old English twelf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Related to twa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twal/

Numeral

twal

1. twelve

References

• Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.