triskaidekaphobia

WOTD – 13 October 2006    

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treis, “three”) + καί (kai, “and”) + δέκα (deka, “ten”) + -phobia.

Pronunciation

• enPR: trĭs'kī-dĕk'ə-fō'bē-ə, IPA: /ˌtrɪskaɪdɛkəˈfəʊbiə/, X-SAMPA: ['trIs kaI dEk @ 'foU bi@]

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  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

triskaidekaphobia (uncountable)

1. Fear, hate, or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

Translations

Fear of the number 13.

• French: triskaidékaphobie (fr)
• Georgian: ტრისკაიდეკაფობია (ka) (triskaidekap’obia)
• German: Triskaidekaphobie (de) f
• Italian: triscaidecafobia (it) f
• Japanese: 13恐怖症 (jūsan kyōfushō)

• Latin: triskaidekaphobia (la)
• Norwegian: triskaidekafobi (no)
• Slovene: triskaidekafobi
• Spanish: triscadecafobia (es)

Derived terms

• triskaidekaphobic