thirty-three
thirty-three
UK[ˈθɜːti θriː]US[ˈθɜːrti θriː]
cardinal number
the number equivalent to the product of three and eleven; one more than thirty-two; 33.
Morpheme Breakdown
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Etymology
the word 'thirty-three' is a compound numeral formed in english by combining the tens word 'thirty' with the units word 'three'. 'thirty' itself derives from old english 'þrītig', a contraction meaning 'three tens' or 'three times ten', originating from proto-germanic 'þrīz tigiwiz'. 'three' comes from old english 'þrīe', tracing back to proto-indo-european 'tréyes'. the compound follows the standard english pattern for numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine, where the tens and units are joined by a hyphen, logically representing the sum of the two components.
Analysis
Structure: thirty + three
thirty (from old english 'þrītig', meaning 'thirty', of germanic origin, related to 'three'); three (from old english 'þrīe', of germanic origin, meaning 'three').
Examples
she celebrated her thirty-third birthday with a quiet dinner.
the final score of the game was thirty-three to twenty.
page thirty-three contains the key diagram for the experiment.