Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English thirty, metathetic alternant of thritty, from Old English þrītiġ, þrittiġ (“thirty”), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz tigiwiz (“thirty”, literally “three tens”), equivalent to three + -ty. Cognate with Scots therty, tretty (“thirty”), West Frisian tritich (“thirty”), Dutch dertig (“thirty”), German dreißig (“thirty”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
triacontadxxx
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle: