- thir|teen
- thir|teen «THUR TEEN», noun, adjective.three more than ten; 13: »
She thinks thirteen is an unlucky number.
╂[Middle English thirttene, alteration of earlier thrittene, Old English thrēotēne]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
thir|teen
Look at other dictionaries:
thir·teen — … Useful english dictionary
thir — ich·thy·oph·thir·i·us; thir; thir·teen·er; thir·ty·ish; thir·teen; thir·teenth; thir·ti·eth; thir·ty; thir·ty·fold; … English syllables
teen — bea·ver·teen; cam·le·teen; can·teen; col·ber·teen; co·teen; eigh·teen·mo; feif·teen; fif·teen·er; four·teen·er; har·ra·teen; po·teen; rat·teen; sa·teen; six·teen·mo; sub·teen; teen·age; teen·aged; teen·ag·er; teen·er; teen·sy; teen·sy ween·sy;… … English syllables
-teen — suffix forming the names of numerals from 13 to 19. Etymology: OE inflected form of TEN * * * a suffix used to form cardinal numerals from 13 to 19. [ME, OE tene, comb. form of TEN; c. D tien, G zehn] * * * teen1 «teen», noun. 1. Archaic. grief.… … Useful english dictionary
thirteen — thir·teen … English syllables
thirteener — thir·teen·er … English syllables
thirteen — thir•teen [[t]ˈθɜrˈtin[/t]] n. 1) a cardinal number, 10 plus 3 2) a symbol for this number, as 13 or XIII 3) a set of this many persons or things 4) amounting to 13 in number • Etymology: bef. 900; late ME thirttene, var. of ME thrittene, OE… … From formal English to slang
ThirteenColonies — Thir·teen Colonies (thûr tēnʹ) The thirteen British colonies in North America that joined together to form the original states of the United States, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,… … Universalium
thirteen — thir|teen [ˌθə:ˈti:n US ˌθə:r ] number [: Old English; Origin: threotiene, from thrie, threo% three + tien ten ] the number 13 ▪ They ve only sold thirteen tickets so far. ▪ When it happened, I was thirteen (=13 years old) . >thirteenth adj… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thirteen — thir|teen [ ,θɜr tin ] number the number 13 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
