Standard Lemma guide

eighty-ninth

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌeɪti ˈnaɪnθ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number eighty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 89 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the eighty-ninth page of the book.
  • She finished eighty-ninth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of eighty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • An eighty-ninth of 1780 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From eighty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nege-en-tagtigste — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Belarusian: во́семдзесят дзявя́ты (vósjemdzjesjat dzjavjáty) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Catalan: vuitanta-novè — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Dutch: negenentachtigste — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Esperanto: okdek-naŭa — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Finnish: kahdeksaskymmenesyhdeksäs — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • French: quatre-vingt-neuvième — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Georgian: ოთხმოცდამეცხრე (otxmocdamecxre) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • German: neunundachtzigste — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Hindi: नवासीवाँ (navāsīvā̃) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Hungarian: nyolcvankilencedik — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Italian: ottantanovesimo — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Malayalam: എൺപത്തൊൻപതാം (eṇpattoṉpatāṁ) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Manchu: ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (jakūnju uyuci) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Polish: osiemdziesiąty dziewiąty — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Russian: во́семьдесят девя́тый (vósemʹdesjat devjátyj) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Spanish: octogésimo noveno — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Swedish: åttionionde — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Turkish: seksen dokuzuncu — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Ukrainian: вісімдеся́т дев'я́тий (visimdesját devʺjátyj) — ordinal form of eighty-nine
  • Catalan: vuitanta-novè — one of 89 equal parts
  • Finnish: kahdeksaskymmenesyhdeksäsosa — one of 89 equal parts
  • French: quatre-vingt-neuvième — one of 89 equal parts
  • Hindi: नवासीवाँ (navāsīvā̃) — one of 89 equal parts
  • Italian: ottantanovesimo — one of 89 equal parts