thirty

Meaning

Num

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

Noun

1. (slang) A rack of thirty beers.
2. A commercial lasting 30 seconds.

Synonyms

30

thirtieth

30th

xxx

XXX

Translations

trente

30

trenta

30

treinta

30

dreißig

30

dertig

30

triginta

30

τριάντα

otuz

30

trenta

30

trinta

30

dreissig

sî

30

ثلاثين

ثلاثون

30

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθɜːti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thirty

Inherited from Middle English: thriti

Inherited from Old English: þrītiġ

Cognate with Scots: therty

Cognate with Western Frisian: tritich

Cognate with Dutch: dertig

Cognate with German: dreißig

In summary

From Middle English thirty, metathetic alternant of Middle English thriti, þrittiȝ, from Old English þrītiġ (“thirty”), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz tigiwiz (“thirty”, literally “three tens”), equivalent to three + -ty. Cognate with Scots therty, tretty (“thirty”), West Frisian tritich (“thirty”), Dutch dertig (“thirty”), German dreißig (“thirty”).

Sentences

The police arrived at the scene thirty minutes later .

There were thirty girls on the soccer field .

With your thirty percent discount it will cost eighty-five dollars .