ˈdʁaɪ̯tseːn

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Translation

thirteen

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Word origin

From Old High German thrizehan, a compound of drī ('three') and zehan ('ten'), the same pattern as English thirteen.

Origin
Old High German
Root
thrizehan
English cognates
thirteen

Examples

Nichte .

My niece turns thirteen next month.

Waggons.

The train has thirteen carriages.

.

We've already been waiting thirteen minutes for the bus.

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 18: Number house two: the teens.