thirty-six

31 1.0

The number after thirty-five and before thirty-seven

numeral

: treinta y seis

There were thirty-six participants in the dance competition.
thirty-six percent
thirty-six hours
thirty-six years

Examples

If you have more than thirty-six students, increase the number of lobbying groups to eight.

Academic text (1992)
She needs to read thirty-six pages for her assignment tonight.
I had taken off and disappeared for thirty-six hours without so much as a phone call.

Fiction book (1997)
Five months ago, in April, her husband of almost thirty-six years had disappeared.

Fiction book (2002)
The award show features thirty-six teachers selected from around the nation and from all subject areas.

Academic text (1992)
In January, of the thirty-six men originally in my platoon, four were left.

Fiction book (1997)
In 1759, at the age of thirty-six, he brought out the first of his two great books.

Academic text (1992)
When she's my age, I'll be thirty-six, same as you are now.

Fiction book (1990)
The State of Vermont charged the thirty-six with fishing without a license.

Academic text (1994)
But also because the thirty-six-hour ride involved two layovers, one being in Kansas City.

Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

xxxvi

vsthirty-six

1 9.6

A Roman way to write the number 36

is the word form used to name the value in speech

Surface Forms

thirty-six cardinal word

36 cardinal digit

thirty six cardinal word

Morphology

thirty-six = thirty + six (transparent) = thirty + six

A straightforward compound numeral formed from 'thirty' + 'six'; the meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Thirty-six is simply two number words joined together: thirty (literally 'three tens') and six. So it means 'three tens and six', which is why it is six more than thirty.