I. (ˈ)thər](t)|tēn, (ˈ)thə̄], (ˈ)thəi] sometimes ]d.|ēn adjective
Etymology: Middle English thirttene, threttene, from Old English thrēotīne, thrēotȳne, thrēotēne (akin to Old High German drīzehan, Old Norse threttān ), from thrīe, thrēo three + -tīene, -tȳne, -tēne (from tīen, tȳn, tēn ten) — more at three , ten
: being one more than 12 in number
thirteen years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English threttene, from Old English thrēotȳne, from thrēotīne, thrēotȳne, thrēotēne, adjective
: thirteen countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
thirteen are here
thirteen were found
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English thrittene, from thirttene, threttene, thrittene, adjective
1. : 10 and three
2.
a. : 13 units or objects
a total of thirteen
b. : a group or set of 13
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 13
4.
[so called from the fact that it was once worth thirteen copper pence in Irish money]
chiefly Irish : an English shilling
5. : the 13th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 13th size