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thirteenth

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/
  • General-American: /ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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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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

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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
Real reading context

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