det · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈʌmp.tiːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
CMU ARPABET:AH1 M P T IY1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
det
Meaning 1
Relatively large but unspecified in number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Qualifier: often slightly derogatory
Examples
She's taking umpteen friends with her to the party.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
innumerable but many
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: umteen
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -teen. Unrelated to ump as in umpire, and simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عشرميه
(ʕošroméyya)
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Bulgarian:
безброй
(bezbroj)
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
spousty
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
moře
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
halda
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
hromada
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
fůra
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
hafo
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Czech:
spousta
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Dutch:
tig
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Esperanto:
multnombra
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Finnish:
toistakymmentä
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
French:
trente-six
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
French:
trente-six mille
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
French:
trente-six-mille
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
German:
zig
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Hungarian:
kismillió
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Hungarian:
egy rakás
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Hungarian:
csillió
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Manx:
dy liooar
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Māori:
tuauriuri
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Norwegian:
ørten
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Portuguese:
um bocado de
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Portuguese:
um monte de
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Portuguese:
inúmeros
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Romanian:
enșpe
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Russian:
надцать
(nadcatʹ)
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Russian:
бесчисленно
(besčislenno)
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Spanish:
una multitud de
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Spanish:
un montón de
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Spanish:
tropecientos
— Relatively large but unspecified in number
Swedish:
femtioelva
— Relatively large but unspecified in number