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thirty-ninth

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌθɜːti ˈnaɪnθ/
  • US: /ˌθɚti ˈnaɪnθ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number thirty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 39 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of thirty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A thirty-ninth of 780 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 39th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nege-en-dertigste — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Belarusian: тры́ццаць дзявя́ты (trýccacʹ dzjavjáty) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Czech: třicátý devátý — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Czech: devětatřicátý — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Esperanto: tridek-naŭa — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Finnish: kolmaskymmenesyhdeksäs — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • French: trente-neuvième — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Georgian: ოცდამეცხრამეტე (ocdamecxrameṭe) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Hindi: उनतालीसवाँ (untālīsvā̃) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Hungarian: harminckilencedik — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Latin: undequadragesimus — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Malayalam: മുപ്പത്തൊമ്പതാം (muppattompatāṁ) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Malayalam: മുപ്പത്തിയൊൻപതാം (muppattiyoṉpatāṁ) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Manchu: ᡤᡡᠰᡳᠨ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (gūsin uyuci) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Polish: trzydziesty dziewiąty — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Russian: три́дцать девя́тый (trídcatʹ devjátyj) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Spanish: trigésimo noveno — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Ukrainian: три́дцять дев'я́тий (trýdcjatʹ devʺjátyj) — ordinal form of thirty-nine
  • Finnish: kolmaskymmenesyhdeksäsosa — one of 39 equal parts
  • French: trente-neuvième — one of 39 equal parts
  • Hindi: उनतालीसवाँ (untālīsvā̃) — one of 39 equal parts
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