thirteen

A1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /θɝːˈtiːn/ UK /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #7718

Meanings

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The number 13; ten and three.

There are thirteen cards of each suit in a deck.

Etymology

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.

thirttene Middle English þrēotīene Old English *þritehun Proto-Germanic

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# thirteen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** num
**IPA (US):** /θɝːˈtiːn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/
**Frequency rank:** 7718

## Meanings
1. The number 13; ten and three.

## Examples
- There are thirteen cards of each suit in a deck.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thirttene
- Root: þrēotīene
- Root: *þritehun

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Thirteen is 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. In present-day use, it means the number 13; ten and three.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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