thirtieth

CEFRA1

/ˈθɜːti.əθ/

number · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    The position after twenty-ninth and before thirty-first.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    One of thirty equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • Thirtieth birthdays often bring with them fears of old age.

  • I know what today is. It's your thirtieth birthday, isn't it?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

number

Extra meaning

  1. The person or thing in the thirtieth position.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number thirty.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

In the race with 30 runners, she came in blank position, one spot after twenty-ninth.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

number

From earlier thirteth, from Middle English thrittithe, threttiþe, thrittyde, from Old English þrītigoþa; equivalent to thirty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.