different between thirty vs thirsty

English

Alternative forms

• threety (obsolete or nonstandard); thirtie (obsolete)
• Arabic numerals: 30
• Roman numerals: XXX

Etymology

From Middle English thirty, metathetic alternant of Middle English thriti, þritti?, from Old English þriti? (“thirty”), from Proto-Germanic *þr?z tigiwiz (“thrity”, literally “three tens”), equivalent to three +? -ty. Cognate with Scots therty, tretty (“thirty”), West Frisian tritich (“thirty”), Dutch dertig (“thirty”), German dreißig (“thirty”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????ti/
• (General American) enPR: th?r?t?, IPA^(key): /???ti/, [????i]
• Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Numeral

thirty

1. The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

Derived terms

• thirtysomething
• thirtyfold
• thirtyish
• thirtieth

Translations

See also

• (ordinal: the last of 30): thirtieth, trigesimal
• (adjectival form): tricenary
• (around 30): thirtyish
• (containing 30 of something): trigesimal
• (a 30-year-old person): tricenarian, thirtysomething
• (every 30 years): tricennial, trigintennial
• (30-sided figure): triacontahedron
• (30-sided): triacontahedral

Noun

thirty (plural thirties)

1. (slang) A rack of thirty beers.

References

English

Alternative forms

• thursty (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English thirsti, from Old English þursti?, from Proto-Germanic *þurstugaz. Equivalent to thirst +? -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig.

Pronunciation

• enPR: thûrst??, IPA^(key): /????(?)st.i/

• Rhymes: -??(r)sti

Adjective

thirsty (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest)

1. Needing to drink.

   After all that work I am really thirsty.

2. Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink (informal).
3. (figuratively) Craving something.

   I am thirsty for knowledge.

   After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.

4. (slang, figuratively) Desiring sex.

   This is the third time that girl brought up her crush. She must really be thirsty for her.

Synonyms

• (needing to drink, craving something): athirst (archaic)
• (needing to drink): parched
• (desiring sex): horny

Derived terms

Related terms

• thirst

Translations

See also

• hungry
• I am thirsty

Anagrams

• thristy