thirteen

• n. 13; 13; サーティーン
• num.
• adj.十三；十三

three、3、-teen、tenから、語源的にはtenと同じ。

thirteen (adj.)

late 145c., metathesis of Middle English thrittene, from Old English treotene (Mercian), treotiene (West Saxon), from treo "three" (see three) + -tene (see -teen). Similar formation in Old Saxon thriutein, Old Frisian thretten, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Old Norse threttan, Swedish tretton. As a noun from late Old English.

Not an unlucky number in medieval England, but associated rather with the customary "extra item" (as in baker's dozen). Superstitions began with association with the Last Supper, and the unluckiness of 13 sitting down together to dine (attested from 1690s). Most of the modern superstitions (buildings with floor "12-A," etc.) have developed since 1890.

1. Cairo has only thirteen square centimetres of green space for each inhabitant.

カイロ住民の1人当たりの緑地面積はわずか13平方センチメートル。

2.A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke.

13歳の女の子が煙を吸って治療を受けている。

3.No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.

この会議には少なくとも13カ国の外相が出席した。

4.His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.

彼が13年間在職した後に辞職を申し出たことは政治的にセンセーショナルだった。

5. Thirteen per cent of Christie 's coin and banknote auction went unsold.

佳士13%の硬貨と紙幣オークションのストリーミング。