adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number ninety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The person or thing in the ninetieth position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of ninety equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
the ordinal number of ninety in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 90th
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
position 90 in a countable series of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rank
History
Etymology
From earlier ninteth, from Middle English nyntithe; for the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
negentigste
— ordinal form of ninety
Albanian:
nëntëdhjetë
— ordinal form of ninety
Southern Altai:
тогузонынчы
(toguzonïnčï)
— ordinal form of ninety
Armenian:
իննսուներորդ
(innsunerord)
— ordinal form of ninety
Azerbaijani:
doxsanıncı
— ordinal form of ninety
Belarusian:
дзевяно́сты
(dzjevjanósty)
— ordinal form of ninety
Bengali:
নবতিতম
(nobtitom)
— ordinal form of ninety
Bulgarian:
деветдесети
(devetdeseti)
— ordinal form of ninety
Catalan:
norantè
— ordinal form of ninety
Chinese Mandarin:
第九十
(dì jiǔshí)
— ordinal form of ninety
Czech:
devadesátý
— ordinal form of ninety
Danish:
halvfemsindstyvende
— ordinal form of ninety
Dutch:
negentigste
— ordinal form of ninety
Esperanto:
naŭdeka
— ordinal form of ninety
Estonian:
üheksakümnes
— ordinal form of ninety
Finnish:
yhdeksäskymmenes
— ordinal form of ninety
French:
quatre-vingt-dixième
— ordinal form of ninety
French:
nonantième
— ordinal form of ninety
French:
90^
(ème)
— ordinal form of ninety
West-Frisian:
njoggentichste
— ordinal form of ninety
Georgian:
ოთხმოცდამეათე
(otxmocdameate)
— ordinal form of ninety
German:
neunzigste
— ordinal form of ninety
Greek:
ενενηκοστή
(enenikostí)
— ordinal form of ninety
Ancient Greek:
ἐνενηκοστός
(enenēkostós)
— ordinal form of ninety
Haitian Creole:
dizyèm
— ordinal form of ninety
Hindi:
नब्बेवाँ
(nabbevā̃)
— ordinal form of ninety
Hindi:
नव्वेवाँ
(navvevā̃)
— ordinal form of ninety
Hungarian:
kilencvenedik
— ordinal form of ninety
Icelandic:
nítugasta
— ordinal form of ninety
Indonesian:
kesembilanpuluh
— ordinal form of ninety
Ingrian:
yheksäskymmenäs
— ordinal form of ninety
Interlingua:
novantesime
— ordinal form of ninety
Interlingua:
90e
— ordinal form of ninety
Irish:
nóchadú
— ordinal form of ninety
Italian:
novantesimo
— ordinal form of ninety
Italian:
90o
— ordinal form of ninety
Japanese:
第九十
(dai-kyūjū)
— ordinal form of ninety
Kazakh:
тоқсаныншы
(toqsanynşy)
— ordinal form of ninety
Khakas:
тоғызонынӌы
(toğızonıncı)
— ordinal form of ninety
Korean:
제 구십
(je gusip)
— ordinal form of ninety
Korean:
아흔째
(aheunjjae)
— ordinal form of ninety
Kyrgyz:
токсонунчу
(toksonuncu)
— ordinal form of ninety
Latin:
nōnāgēsimus
— ordinal form of ninety
Latvian:
deviņdesmitais
— ordinal form of ninety
Lithuanian:
devyniasdešimtas
— ordinal form of ninety
Luxembourgish:
nonzegst
— ordinal form of ninety
Malay:
kesembilan puluh
— ordinal form of ninety
Malayalam:
തൊണ്ണൂറാം
(toṇṇūṟāṁ)
— ordinal form of ninety
Malayalam:
തൊണ്ണൂറാമത്തെ
(toṇṇūṟāmatte)
— ordinal form of ninety
Manchu:
ᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ
(uyunjuci)
— ordinal form of ninety
Marathi:
नव्वदावा
(navvadāvā)
— ordinal form of ninety
Marathi:
नव्वदावी
(navvadāvī)
— ordinal form of ninety
Marathi:
नव्वदावे
(navvadāve)
— ordinal form of ninety
Middle English:
nyntithe
— ordinal form of ninety
Norwegian Bokmål:
nittiende
— ordinal form of ninety
Occitan:
nonanten
— ordinal form of ninety
Persian:
نودم
(navadom)
— ordinal form of ninety
Polish:
dziewięćdziesiąty
— ordinal form of ninety
Polish:
90.
— ordinal form of ninety
Portuguese:
nonagésimo
— ordinal form of ninety
Portuguese:
90o
— ordinal form of ninety
Romanian:
nouăzecilea
— ordinal form of ninety
Russian:
девяностый
(devjanostyj)
— ordinal form of ninety
Serbo-Croatian:
devedeseti
— ordinal form of ninety
Shor:
тоғузонынчы
— ordinal form of ninety
Slovak:
deväťdesiaty
— ordinal form of ninety
Spanish:
nonagésimo
— ordinal form of ninety
Swedish:
nittionde
— ordinal form of ninety
Tagalog:
pansiyamnapu
— ordinal form of ninety
Tajik:
навадуми
(navadum-i)
— ordinal form of ninety
Turkish:
doksanıncı
— ordinal form of ninety
Turkish:
90'ıncı
— ordinal form of ninety
Turkish:
90.
— ordinal form of ninety
Ukrainian:
дев'яностий
(devʺjanostyj)
— ordinal form of ninety
Uzbek:
to‘qsoninchi
— ordinal form of ninety
Vietnamese:
thứ chín mươi
— ordinal form of ninety
Yiddish:
נײַנציקסט
(nayntsikst)
— ordinal form of ninety
Finnish:
yhdeksäskymmenes
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
French:
quatre-vingt-dixième
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
French:
nonantième
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Hindi:
नब्बेवाँ
(nabbevā̃)
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Hindi:
नव्वेवाँ
(navvevā̃)
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Interlingua:
novantesimo
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Italian:
novantesimo
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Portuguese:
nonagésimo
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Spanish:
nonagésimo
— person or thing in the ninetieth position
Finnish:
yhdeksäskymmenesosa
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
French:
quatre-vingt-dixième
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
French:
nonantième
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
Interlingua:
novantesimo
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
Italian:
novantesimo
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
Portuguese:
nonagésimo
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
Spanish:
nonagésimo
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole
Yiddish:
נײַנציקסטל
(nayntsikstl)
— one of ninety equal parts of a whole