Friday the thirteenth

English

Alternative forms

• Friday the 13th

Etymology

Believed to have been derived from the mass arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13, 1307.

Noun

Friday the thirteenth (plural Fridays the thirteenth)

1. A particular date combination that occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, and which is considered unlucky in some cultures.

Synonyms

• Black Friday (in one of its senses)

Translations

particular date combination that occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday

• Albanian: e premtja e zezë
• Bengali: তেরোই জুম্মাবার (terōi jummabar)
• Czech: pátek třináctého m
• German: Freitag der 13.
• Hindi: शुक्रवार 13 वें m (śukravār 13 vẽ)
• Hungarian: péntek tizenharmadika
• Japanese: 13日の金曜日
• Portuguese: Sexta-feira 13 f
• Spanish: Viernes 13 m