adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌθɜːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
US:/ˌθɚti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The answer appears on the thirty-eighth page of the book.
She finished thirty-eighth in the race.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One of thirty-eight equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A thirty-eighth of 760 is 20.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 38th
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From thirty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
agt-en-dertigste
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Belarusian:
тры́ццаць во́сьмы
(trýccacʹ vósʹmy)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Esperanto:
tridek-oka
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Finnish:
kolmaskymmeneskahdeksas
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
French:
trente-huitième
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Georgian:
ოცდამეთვრამეტე
(ocdametvrameṭe)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
German:
achtunddreißigste
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Hindi:
अड़तीसवाँ
(aṛtīsvā̃)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Hungarian:
harmincnyolcadik
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Malayalam:
മുപ്പത്തെട്ടാം
(muppatteṭṭāṁ)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Malayalam:
മുപ്പത്തിയെട്ടാം
(muppattiyeṭṭāṁ)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Manchu:
ᡤᡡᠰᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ
(gūsin jakūci)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Polish:
trzydziesty ósmy
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Russian:
три́дцать восьмо́й
(trídcatʹ vosʹmój)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Spanish:
trigésimo octavo
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Ukrainian:
три́дцять во́сьмий
(trýdcjatʹ vósʹmyj)
— ordinal form of thirty-eight
Finnish:
kolmaskymmeneskahdeksasosa
— one of 38 equal parts
French:
trente-huitième
— one of 38 equal parts
Hindi:
अड़तीसवाँ
(aṛtīsvā̃)
— one of 38 equal parts
