þrettán

Icelandic
Icelandic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : þrettán
    Ordinal : þrettándi

Etymology

From Old Norse þrettán, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɛhtauːn/

Numeral

þrettán

  1. thirteen; the cardinal number after tólf and before fjórtán.
    Það eru þrettán jólasveinar í íslenskum þjóðsögum.
    There are thirteen Yule Lads in the Icelandic legends.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þritehun. Compare Old Saxon thriutein, Old Frisian thretīne, Old English þreotīene, Old High German drīzehan, Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (þritaihun).

Numeral

þrettán

  1. thirteen

Descendants
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