tredici
/ˈtre.di.t͡ʃi/masculine
The Italian word for thirteen is tredici.
tredici is the cardinal number used to represent the quantity occurring after twelve and before fourteen.
Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a combination of tre (three) and dici (derived from dieci, meaning ten).
How does it change in a sentence?
tredici is invariable, which means it does not change its form to match the gender or number of the nouns it describes.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced as /ˈtre.di.tʃi/. The word has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 1st syllable.
Did you know?
- In the traditional Neapolitan smorfia used for lottery numbers, tredici is often linked to 'a bad omen' or specific unlucky dreams.
- Some Italian hotels and apartment blocks skip the 13th floor, marking the jump from dodici to quattordici in the elevator.
- The Latin root for tredici is 'trēdecim', which reveals that the 'decim' part is a direct ancestor of the English word 'decimal'.
Examples in context
- Io ho tredici gatti.I keep thirteen cats.This sentence shows how to use tredici with a noun.Tatoeba #4470819 by Guybrush88, translation #259881 by CK
- Tom ha tredici anni.Tom is thirteen.This sentence shows how to use tredici when stating someone's age.Tatoeba #5985774 by Guybrush88, translation #5190908 by CK
- Ho solo tredici anni.I'm only thirteen.This sentence shows how to use tredici to express being only thirteen years old.Tatoeba #6931409 by Guybrush88, translation #5859514 by CK
- Mio zio ha tredici anni.My uncle is thirteen years old.
- Costa tredici euro.It costs thirteen euros.
- 161 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Francesco are looking at a calendar in an office.
- MartinaIl meeting è il tredici?Is the meeting on the thirteenth?
- FrancescoSì, il tredici alle dieci.Yes, on the thirteenth at ten.
- MartinaFrancesco, hai segnato il tredici?Francesco, did you mark the thirteenth?
- FrancescoSì, l'ho segnato in agenda.Yes, I marked it in my planner.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thirteen” translations and entries tredici, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tredici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
