Dictionary

ninety-ninth en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌnaɪnti ˈnaɪnθ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.
   • The answer appears on the ninety-ninth page of the book.
   • She finished ninety-ninth in the race.

Relateds

99th

Translations (15)

ml തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിയൊമ്പതാം (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · hu kilencvenkilencedik (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · pl dziewięćdziesiąty dziewiąty (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · eo naŭdek-naŭa (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · ka ოთხმოცდამეცხრამეტე (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · uk дев'яно́сто дев'я́тий (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · ml തൊണ്ണൂറ്റൊമ്പതാം (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · fi yhdeksäskymmenesyhdeksäs (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · fr quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · mnc ᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · hi निन्यानवेवाँ (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · tr doksan dokuzuncu (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · pt nonagésimo nono (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · af nege-en-negentigste (ordinal form of ninety-nine) · ru девяно́сто девя́тый (ordinal form of ninety-nine)

ninety-ninth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌnaɪnti ˈnaɪnθ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. One of ninety-nine equal parts of a whole.
   • A ninety-ninth of 1980 is 20.

Forms

Translations (2)

fi yhdeksäskymmenesyhdeksäsosa (one of 99 equal parts) · hi निन्यानवेवाँ (one of 99 equal parts)