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thirteenth

/ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
thir-teenth
IPA
/ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

noun

The person or thing in the thirteenth position.

noun

One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.

noun

The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.

noun

The thirteenth day of a month.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: thrittenthe, þrēottēoþa

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/
  • British English: /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/

Inflected Forms

thirteenths (plural)

Derived Forms

thirteenthly

Phrases

Friday the thirteenth thirteenth grade thirteenth reason thirteenth reason why

Synonyms

13th XIIIth XIII

Rhymes With

nineteenth eighteenth sixteenth fourteenth seventeenth fifteenth friday the 13th juneteenth greenth

Questions

How do you pronounce thirteenth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/.
What does thirteenth mean?
The ordinal form of the number thirteen.
Where does thirteenth come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce thirteenth

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