thirteenth
UK /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/ · US /ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/ adjective, noun
Forms thirteenths
- adjective The ordinal form of the number thirteen.
- noun The person or thing in the thirteenth position.
- noun One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.
- noun (music) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
- noun (in dates) The thirteenth day of a month.
Synonyms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; --the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month.
- adjective Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
- noun The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
- noun The next in order after the twelfth.
Etymology [From Thirteen: cf. AS. .]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “thirteenth”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details