thirteen
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English[edit]
← 12 | 13 | 14 → |
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Cardinal: thirteen Ordinal: thirteenth Adverbial: thirteen times Multiplier: thirteenfold |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun, compound of *þrīz (“three”) + *tehun (“teen”). Cognate with West Frisian trettjin, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Danish tretten. Equivalent to three + -teen
Pronunciation[edit]
- (in most cases)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌθɜɹtˈtin/, /ˌθɜɹˈtin/
- (next word stressed near the first syllable)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɜː.tiːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɜɹt.tin/, /ˈθɜɹ.tin/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -iːn
Numeral[edit]
thirteen
- The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13.
- There are thirteen cards of each of the four suits in a deck of playing cards.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
Synonyms[edit]
- baker’s dozen
- long dozen
- throtteen (dialect)
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Related terms[edit]
- Ordinal: thirteenth
Translations[edit]
the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen
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- en:Thirteen
- en:Three