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30th

30th

53 1.0
The position that comes after the twenty-ninth in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜrtiˌəθ/
translation icon : trigésimo
  • Today marks our 30th successful mission in this ongoing project.
  • a 30th anniversary
  • the 30th percentile

Examples

  • Curtiss celebrated his 30th birthday on May 21 with his first flight for a distance of 1,000 feet.

    Academic text (2003)

  • We are excited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our community center next weekend.

  • Today was our 30th successful mission.

    Tactical Force (2011)

  • Do you know what I want for my 30th birthday?

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Well, today is the 30th anniversary of my game.

    Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

  • This one made detective before his 30th birthday.

    Gangster Squad (2013)

  • I'd been given the book for my 30th birthday.

    Sleeping Beauty (2011)

  • Recently, on his 30th birthday, Eric wanted to give something precious away.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO THE 30th ANNUAL ALL-STATE MUSIC COMPETITION, A GATHERING OF THE MOST TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS... IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

  • This year, I will be hosting a party for my 30th birthday with friends and family.

Synonyms

thirtieth
vs30th
5 1.0

Being number thirty in order

is the numeral form of the same ordinal used as digits

Compounds

30th birthday
10 1.0

The day a person turns thirty

How Late

40th
43 1.0
30th
53 1.0
20th
375 1.0
tenth
35 1.0
first
7 1.0

Surface Forms

30th positive

Morphology

30th = 30 (transparent) = 30 + th

The ordinal is formed productively by adding the suffix '-th' to the cardinal number 30, a process readily understood by learners.

Etymology

The word 30th is the ordinal form of thirty with the ending -th, which shows 'order' or 'position'. So 30th means 'number thirty in a list' or 'coming after the twenty-ninth'.