thirty-second

English

English ordinal numbers

<  31st	32nd	33rd  >
Cardinal : thirty-two     Ordinal : thirty-second

Alternative forms

• 32nd, 32^nd

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌθɜːti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see thirty-secondth) /ˌθɜːti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌθɚti ˈsɛkənd/, (proscribed, see thirty-secondth) /ˌθɚti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/

Adjective

thirty-second

1. The ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the thirty-second page of the book.

   She finished thirty-second in the race.

2. Lasting thirty seconds.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Derived terms

• thirty-second note
• thirty-second rest

Translations

ordinal form of thirty-two

Afrikaans: twee-en-dertigste (af) Belarusian: тры́ццаць другі́ (trýccacʹ druhí) Esperanto: tridek-dua Finnish: kolmaskymmenestoinen (fi), kolmaskymmeneskahdes (fi) French: trente-deuxième (fr) Georgian: ოცდამეთორმეტე (ocdametormeṭe) Hindi: बत्तीसवाँ (battīsvā̃) Hungarian: harminckettedik (hu) Malayalam: മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ടാം (muppattiraṇṭāṁ) Manchu: ᡤᡡᠰᡳᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (gūsin juweci) Polish: trzydziesty drugi (pl) Russian: три́дцать второ́й (trídcatʹ vtorój) Spanish: trigésimo segundo Ukrainian: три́дцять дру́гий (trýdcjatʹ drúhyj)

Noun

thirty-second (plural thirty-seconds)

1. One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.

   A thirty-second of 640 is 20.

Translations

one of 32 equal parts

Finnish: kolmaskymmeneskahdesosa Hindi: बत्तीसवाँ (battīsvā̃)