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/, 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