thirteenth

thir·teenth
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UK/ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/US/ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

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13thXIIIthXIIIordinal
OriginMiddle English thrittenthe ← Old English þrēottēoþa →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivethirteenth (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThe ordinal form of the number thirteen.

    Synonyms: 13th, XIIIth, XIII

nounthirteenth (plural thirteenths)

plural thirteenths

  1. The person or thing in the thirteenth position.
  2. One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.
  3. entertainmentThe interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
  4. The thirteenth day of a month.

    January 13th

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number thirteen.

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13thXIIIthXIII

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecoming next after the twelfth in position

Similar
13thordinal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþrēottēoþa
  2. Middle Englishthrittenthe
  3. Englishthirteenth

Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).

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Translations

Afrikaans dertiende
  • dertiendeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Ancient Greek τρισκαιδέκατος
  • τρισκαιδέκατος (triskaidékatos)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Arabic ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ, ثَالِثَةَ عَشْرَةَ
  • ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ (ṯāliṯa ʕašara)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • ثَالِثَةَ عَشْرَةَ (ṯāliṯata ʕašrata)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Basque hamahirugarren, hamahirugarren
  • hamahirugarrenordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • hamahirugarrensomething in the thirteenth position
Bengali ত্রয়োদশ
  • ত্রয়োদশ (troẏōdoś)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Bulgarian тринадесети
  • тринадесети (trinadeseti)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Catalan tretzè, tretzè
  • tretzèordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tretzèsomething in the thirteenth position
  • tretzèone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Czech třináctý, třináctý
  • třináctýordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • třináctýsomething in the thirteenth position
  • třináctinaone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Danish trettende
  • trettendeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Dutch dertiende
  • dertiendeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Esperanto dek-tria
  • dek-triaordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Estonian kolmeteistkümnes
  • kolmeteistkümnesordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Finnish kolmastoista, kolmastoista
  • kolmastoistaordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • kolmastoistasomething in the thirteenth position
  • kolmastoistaosaone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
  • tredesiimithe interval comprising an octave and a sixth
French treizième, treize
  • treizièmeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • treizeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • treizièmesomething in the thirteenth position
  • treizièmeone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
German dreizehnte
  • dreizehnteordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Greek δέκατος τρίτος
  • δέκατος τρίτος (dékatos trítos)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Hindi तेरहवाँ
  • तेरहवाँ (terahvā̃)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Hungarian tizenharmadik, tizenharmadik
  • tizenharmadikordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tizenharmadiksomething in the thirteenth position
  • tizenharmadone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
  • tredecimathe interval comprising an octave and a sixth
Irish tríú ... déag
  • tríú ... déagordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Italian tredicesimo, tredicesimo
  • tredicesimoordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tredicesimoordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tredicesimaordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tredicesimosomething in the thirteenth position
  • tredicesimasomething in the thirteenth position
  • tredicesimoone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Japanese 十三度
  • 十三度 (jūsando)the interval comprising an octave and a sixth
Korean 열셋째
  • 열셋째 (yeolsetjjae)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Latin tertius decimus, terdecimus
  • tertius decimusordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • terdecimusordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • terdecumusordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tredecimusordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • tertius decimussomething in the thirteenth position
  • tertium decimumone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
  • tertium decimumone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Latvian trīspadsmitais
  • trīspadsmitaisordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Lithuanian tryliktas
  • tryliktasordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Norwegian Bokmål trettende
  • trettendeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Persian سیزدهم
  • سیزدهم (sizdahom)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Polish trzynasty, trzynasty
  • trzynastyordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • trzynastysomething in the thirteenth position
  • trzynastasomething in the thirteenth position
  • trzynastesomething in the thirteenth position
Portuguese décimo-terceiro, décimo-terceiro
  • décimo-terceiroordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • décimo-terceirosomething in the thirteenth position
Romanian treisprezecelea, treișpelea
  • treisprezeceleaordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • treișpeleaordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • al treisprezeceleasomething in the thirteenth position
  • a treisprezeceasomething in the thirteenth position
  • treisprezecimeone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
  • a treisprezecea parteone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
  • terțiadecimăthe interval comprising an octave and a sixth
Russian тринадцатый, тринадцатая
  • тринадцатый (trinadcatyj)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • тринадцатаяone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Slovak trinásty
  • trinástyordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Spanish decimotercero, treceavo
  • decimoterceroordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • treceavoone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Swedish trettonde, trettonde
  • trettondeordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • trettondesomething in the thirteenth position
  • trettondelone of thirteen equal parts of a whole
Tagalog panlabintatlo, ikalabintatlo
  • panlabintatloordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • ikalabintatloordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Tamil பதின்மூன்றாம், பதின்மூன்றாவது
  • பதின்மூன்றாம் (patiṉmūṉṟām)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • பதின்மூன்றாவது (patiṉmūṉṟāvatu)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Thai ที่สิบสาม
  • ที่สิบสาม (tîi-sìp-sǎam)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Turkish on üçüncü, on üçüncü
  • on üçüncüordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • on üçüncüsomething in the thirteenth position
Ukrainian трина́дцятий
  • трина́дцятий (trynádcjatyj)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Welsh trydydd ar ddeg, trydedd ar ddeg
  • trydydd ar ddegordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • trydedd ar ddegordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
Yiddish דרײַצנט, דרײַצנטל
  • דרײַצנט (draytsnt)ordinal form of thirteen — see also 13th
  • דרײַצנטל (draytsntl)one of thirteen equal parts of a whole

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thirteenth

nineteentheighteenthfourteenthseventeenthsixteenthfifteenthjuneteenthgreenth
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APA

thirteenth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirteenth

MLA

“thirteenth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirteenth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thirteenth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirteenth.

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