Standard Lemma guide

ninetieth

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N AY1 N T IY0 IH0 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number ninety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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