thirteen
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌθɜːˈtiːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun, compound of *þrīz (“three”) + *tehun (“teen”). Cognate with West Frisian trettjin, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Danish tretten. Equivalent to three + -teen.
Related words
13
XIII
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greta
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