Meanings
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number thirty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 36 of a sequence.
She finished thirty-sixth in the race.
1 more example
The answer appears on the thirty-sixth page of the book.
nounthirty-sixth (plural thirty-sixths)
plural thirty-sixths
- One of thirty-six equal parts of a whole.
A thirty-sixth of 720 is 20.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From thirty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ses-en-dertigste
- ses-en-dertigsteordinal form of thirty-six
Esperanto tridek-sesa
- tridek-sesaordinal form of thirty-six
Finnish kolmaskymmeneskuudes, kolmaskymmeneskuudesosa
- kolmaskymmeneskuudesordinal form of thirty-six
- kolmaskymmeneskuudesosaone of 36 equal parts
French trente-sixième, trente-sixième
- trente-sixièmeordinal form of thirty-six
- trente-sixièmeone of 36 equal parts
Hindi छत्तीसवाँ, छत्तीसवाँ
- छत्तीसवाँ (chattīsvā̃)ordinal form of thirty-six
- छत्तीसवाँ (chattīsvā̃)one of 36 equal parts
Hungarian harminchatodik
- harminchatodikordinal form of thirty-six
Italian trentaseiesimo
- trentaseiesimoordinal form of thirty-six
Polish trzydziesty szósty
- trzydziesty szóstyordinal form of thirty-six
Russian три́дцать шесто́й
- три́дцать шесто́й (trídcatʹ šestój)ordinal form of thirty-six
Spanish trigésimo sexto
- trigésimo sextoordinal form of thirty-six
Ukrainian три́дцять шо́стий
- три́дцять шо́стий (trýdcjatʹ šóstyj)ordinal form of thirty-six
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thirty-sixth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirty-sixth
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“thirty-sixth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirty-sixth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thirty-sixth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirty-sixth.
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