Main Entry: thou·sand

Pronunciation: \ˈthau̇-z^ən(d)\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural thousands or thousand

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thūsend; akin to Old High German dūsunt thousand, Lithuanian tūkstantis, and probably to Sanskrit tavas strong, Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb

Date: before 12th century

1 — see number table
2 : a very large number <thousands of ants>

— thousand adjective

— thou·sand·fold \-z^ən(d)-ˌfōld\ adjective or adverb

— thou·sandth \-z^ən(t)th\ adjective or noun