Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)The ordinal form of the number ninety.

    neunzigste

    девяностыйdevjanostyj

    дев'яностийdevʺjanostyj

    the ordinal number of ninety in counting order

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Ever since her ninetieth birthday, my grandmother's been deaf as a post.

    deSeit ihrem neunzigsten Lebensjahr ist meine Oma stocktaub. — PeterR

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ordinal form of ninety:
Русский
By meaning 1
ordinal form of ninety:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ordinal form of ninety:

Origin

From earlier ninteth, from Middle English nyntithe; for the modern form, see the etymologi

From earlier ninteth, from Middle English nyntithe; for the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the ordinal number of ninety in counting order:90th

Word family

1 related words

See also

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ninetieth — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto