adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/
General-American:/ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/
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rhymes with -iːnθ
CMU ARPABET:TH ER1 T IY1 N TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number thirteen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The person or thing in the thirteenth position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The thirteenth day of a month.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
January 13th
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6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
coming next after the twelfth in position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 13th
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
position 13 in a countable series of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: rank
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
dertiende
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Arabic:
ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ
(ṯāliṯa ʕašara)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Arabic:
ثَالِثَةَ عَشْرَةَ
(ṯāliṯata ʕašrata)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Armenian:
տասներեքերորդ
(tasnerekʻerord)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Basque:
hamahirugarren
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Belarusian:
трына́ццаты
(trynáccaty)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Bengali:
ত্রয়োদশ
(troẏōdoś)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Breton:
trizekvet
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Bulgarian:
тринадесети
(trinadeseti)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Catalan:
tretzè
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Cebuano:
ikanapulog tulo
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Cebuano:
ikanapog tulo
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Crimean Tatar:
on üçünci
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Czech:
třináctý
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Danish:
trettende
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Dutch:
dertiende
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Esperanto:
dek-tria
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Estonian:
kolmeteistkümnes
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Faroese:
trettandi
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Finnish:
kolmastoista
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
French:
treizième
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
French:
treize
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
West-Frisian:
trettjinde
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Georgian:
მეცამეტე
(mecameṭe)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
German:
dreizehnte
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Greek:
δέκατος τρίτος
(dékatos trítos)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Ancient Greek:
τρισκαιδέκατος
(triskaidékatos)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Greenlandic:
tretteniat
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Hindi:
तेरहवाँ
(terahvā̃)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Hungarian:
tizenharmadik
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Ingrian:
kolttoist kymmenäs
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Irish:
tríú ... déag
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Italian:
tredicesimo
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Italian:
tredicesimo
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Italian:
tredicesima
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Kazakh:
он үшінші
(on üşınşı)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Korean:
열셋째
(yeolsetjjae)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Latin:
tertius decimus
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Latin:
terdecimus
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Latin:
terdecumus
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Latin:
tredecimus
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Latvian:
trīspadsmitais
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Lithuanian:
tryliktas
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Luxembourgish:
dräizéngt
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Macedonian:
тринаесетти
(trinaesetti)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Malayalam:
പതിമൂന്നാം
(patimūnnāṁ)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Malayalam:
പതിമൂന്നാമത്തെ
(patimūnnāmatte)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Manchu:
ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ
(juwan ilaci)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Manx:
treeoo-jeig
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Marathi:
तेरावे
(terāve)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Marathi:
तेरावा
(terāvā)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Marathi:
तेरावी
(terāvī)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Navajo:
tááʼtsʼáadah góneʼ
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Norwegian Bokmål:
trettende
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Norwegian Nynorsk:
trettande
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Occitan:
tretzen
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Old English:
þrēottēoþa
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Persian:
سیزدهم
(sizdahom)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Polish:
trzynasty
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Portuguese:
décimo-terceiro
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Romanian:
treisprezecelea
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Romanian:
treișpelea
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Russian:
тринадцатый
(trinadcatyj)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Scots:
thirteent
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Slovak:
trinásty
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Spanish:
decimotercero
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Swedish:
trettonde
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Tagalog:
panlabintatlo
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Tagalog:
ikalabintatlo
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Tajik:
сенздаҳум
(senzdahum)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Tamil:
பதின்மூன்றாம்
(patiṉmūṉṟām)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Tamil:
பதின்மூன்றாவது
(patiṉmūṉṟāvatu)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Thai:
ที่สิบสาม
(tîi-sìp-sǎam)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Turkish:
on üçüncü
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Ukrainian:
трина́дцятий
(trynádcjatyj)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Welsh:
trydydd ar ddeg
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Welsh:
trydedd ar ddeg
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Yiddish:
דרײַצנט
(draytsnt)
— ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Basque:
hamahirugarren
— something in the thirteenth position
Czech:
třináctý
— something in the thirteenth position
Finnish:
kolmastoista
— something in the thirteenth position
French:
treizième
— something in the thirteenth position
Hungarian:
tizenharmadik
— something in the thirteenth position
Italian:
tredicesimo
— something in the thirteenth position
Italian:
tredicesima
— something in the thirteenth position
Latin:
tertius decimus
— something in the thirteenth position
Marathi:
तेरावे
(terāve)
— something in the thirteenth position
Marathi:
तेरावा
(terāvā)
— something in the thirteenth position
Marathi:
तेरावी
(terāvī)
— something in the thirteenth position
Old English:
þrēottēoþa
— something in the thirteenth position
Polish:
trzynasty
— something in the thirteenth position
Polish:
trzynasta
— something in the thirteenth position
Polish:
trzynaste
— something in the thirteenth position
Portuguese:
décimo-terceiro
— something in the thirteenth position
Romanian:
al treisprezecelea
— something in the thirteenth position
Romanian:
a treisprezecea
— something in the thirteenth position
Swedish:
trettonde
— something in the thirteenth position
Turkish:
on üçüncü
— something in the thirteenth position
Czech:
třináctina
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Finnish:
kolmastoistaosa
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
French:
treizième
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Georgian:
მეცამეტედი
(mecameṭedi)
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Hungarian:
tizenharmad
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Italian:
tredicesimo
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Latin:
tertium decimum
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Latin:
tertium decimum
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Old English:
þrēottēoþa dǣl
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Romanian:
treisprezecime
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Romanian:
a treisprezecea parte
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Russian:
тринадцатая
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Spanish:
treceavo
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Swedish:
trettondel
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Walloon:
trazinme
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Yiddish:
דרײַצנטל
(draytsntl)
— one of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Finnish:
tredesiimi
— the interval comprising an octave and a sixth
Hungarian:
tredecima
— the interval comprising an octave and a sixth
Japanese:
十三度
(jūsando)
— the interval comprising an octave and a sixth
Romanian:
terțiadecimă
— the interval comprising an octave and a sixth