ninth
To lose a ninthTo lose a ninth.
» It was on the morning of February the ninth that I arrived in London.
Утром девятого февраля я прибыл в Лондон. — marafon
Вранці дев'ятого лютого я прибув до Лондона. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
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2 sensesTo lose a ninth.
To divide by nine.
Examples
56 sentencesIt was on the morning of February the ninth that I arrived in London.
Вранці дев'ятого лютого я прибув до Лондона. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruУтром девятого февраля я прибыл в Лондон. — marafon
I was in the ninth grade last year.
The speech contest took place on the ninth of November.
The ninth month of the year is September.
Дев'ятий місяць року — вересень. — mhr
ruДевятый месяц года — сентябрь. — marafon
deDer neunte Monat des Jahres ist der September. — mhr
It would've been a close game if Tom hadn't hit a home run with bases loaded in the ninth inning.
Origin
From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô;From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; the -n- was reinserted by analogy with nine. Equivalent to nine + -th (ordinal suffix).
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Forms
ninths, ninthing, ninthed, ninthedWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle