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ninth en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /naɪnθ/ (General-American, UK)
• (US) audio
• nīnth (General-American, UK)

Etymology

From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; the -n- was reinserted by analogy with nine. Equivalent to nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) The ordinal form of the number nine.
   • Kash Patel, born to Gujarati parents in New York in 1980, was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, in the presence of his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins and his family. 2025 February 22, “Who is Alexis Wilkins? FBI director Kash Patel takes oath in girlfriend's presence”, in The Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025:
   • Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary. 2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019:

Forms

Deriveds

ninthly

Synonyms

IXth · IX (in names of monarchs and popes) · 9th

Translations (132)

cmn 第九 (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · prg newyntz (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · tl ikasiyam (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sms ååucad (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · be дзявя́ты (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ur نواں (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ba туғыҙынсы (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · es nono (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · pi navama (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fi yhdeksäs (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · az doqquzuncu (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fy njoggende (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · izh yheksäs (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · la nonus (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sl deveti (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ko 아홉째 (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · nl negende (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · tt тугызынчы (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mk деветти (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · uk дев'я́тий (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · got 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · arz تاسع (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sa नवम (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · gag dokuzuncu (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · yi נײַנט (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · nv náhástʼéí góneʼ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · prg newints (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ckb نۆیەم (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · eu bederatzigarren (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · gl nono (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · de neunte (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · hi नवां (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · crh doquzıncı (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · es noveno (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · prg newīnts (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · id kesembilan (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ta ஒன்பதாம் (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · hy իններորդ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · br navvet (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · km ទីប្រាំបួន (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ast novenu (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fro neufyesme (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ro nouălea (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mnc ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ga naoú (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ru девя́тый (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ky тогузунчу (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · kjh тоғызынӌы (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · cy nawfed (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · nb niende (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sq nëntë (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mn есдүгээр (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · bn নবম (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · da niende (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · hu kilencedik (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · frr njüügenst (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · se ovccát (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · evn егӣ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · xal йисдгч (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sco nint (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mi te iwa (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · dsb źewjety (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · gd naoidheamh (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ml ഒമ്പതാം (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sah тохсус (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ar تَاسِعَة (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · eo naŭa (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mi tuaiwa (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sw ya tisa (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · vo zülid (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fr neuf (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · th ที่เก้า (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · oc noven (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sgs devints (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · et üheksas (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ltg deveits (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · kl qulingiluaat (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sh deveti (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · lt devintas (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · is níggjundi (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · pt nono (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · it nono (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · io nonesma (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ar تَاسِع (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fa نهم (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · alt тогузынчы (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · hsb dźewjaty (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · cjs тоғузынчы (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mt id-disa’ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sv nionde (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · he תשיעי (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ja 九番目 (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ms kesembilan (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · kk тоғызыншы (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · gl noveno (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mg fahasivy (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · uz toʻqqizinchi (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · si නවවැනි (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · el ένατος (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ia none (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · tk dokuzynjy (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · nn niande (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ca novè (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · bua юһэдэхи (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mfe neviem (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · af negende (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ka მეცხრე (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · mn есдэх (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · bg деве́ти (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · my နဝမ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · vi thứ chín (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · pl dziewiąty (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · tg нуҳум (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ml ഒമ്പതാമത്തെ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sk deviaty (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · lo ທີ່ເກົ້າ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · lv devītais (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · grc ἔνατος (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · gv nuyoo (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · pdt näajenda (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · frr neägens (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fo níggjundi (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · cs devátý (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · ta ஒன்பதாவது (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · sh девети (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · rue девя́тый (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · tr dokuzuncu (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · cu девѧтъ (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · it nono (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · txb ñunte (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · haw iwa (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th) · fr neuvième (ordinal form of nine — see also 9th)

ninth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /naɪnθ/ (General-American, UK)
• (US) audio
• nīnth (General-American, UK)

Etymology

From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; the -n- was reinserted by analogy with nine. Equivalent to nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. The person or thing in the ninth position.
2. One of nine equal parts of a whole.
3. The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

Forms

Translations (65)

ia nono (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · fi yhdeksäsosa (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · ca novè (something in the ninth position) · cs devítina (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · ro noime (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · it nono (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · la nonum (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · fr neuvième (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · mi tuaiwa (something in the ninth position) · sv nia (something in the ninth position) · ro a noua (something in the ninth position) · es novena (something in the ninth position) · yi נײַנטל (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · et üheksas (something in the ninth position) · ia nona (something in the ninth position) · it nona (something in the ninth position) · fr neuvième (something in the ninth position) · hu kilenced (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · lt devintas (something in the ninth position) · pt nono (something in the ninth position) · ja 九度 (musical interval) · de Neunter (something in the ninth position) · ia nono (something in the ninth position) · mi hauiwa (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · ro nonă (musical interval) · lt devinta (something in the ninth position) · fro neufyesme (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · bg девета (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · ar تُسْع (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · fi yhdeksäs (something in the ninth position) · ast novenu (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · sv niondel (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · la nonus (something in the ninth position) · ca novè (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · sh deveti (something in the ninth position) · arz تاسع (something in the ninth position) · pl nona (musical interval) · it nono (something in the ninth position) · tr dokuzuncu (something in the ninth position) · hy իններորդ (something in the ninth position) · hy իններորդ (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · eu bederatzigarren (something in the ninth position) · hu nóna (musical interval) · arz تاسعة (something in the ninth position) · arz واحد على تسعة (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · fro neufyesme (something in the ninth position) · ca novena (something in the ninth position) · haw hapaiwa (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · de Neuntel (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · hu kilencedik (something in the ninth position) · ro al nouălea (something in the ninth position) · ka მეცხრედი (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · arz تسع (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · fi yhdeksännes (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · ru девятая (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · es noveno (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · vi phần chín (something in the ninth position) · eo naŭono (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · pt nono (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · lt devintadalis (one of nine equal parts of a whole) · pt nona (something in the ninth position) · es noveno (something in the ninth position) · cs devátý (something in the ninth position) · nl negende (something in the ninth position) · gl noveno (one of nine equal parts of a whole)

ninth en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /naɪnθ/ (General-American, UK)
• (US) audio
• nīnth (General-American, UK)

Etymology

From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; the -n- was reinserted by analogy with nine. Equivalent to nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. To lose a ninth.
   • οὐ[δ̓] ὲνατεὐεται, should be translated “a tithe (offering or fee) is not given (or paid)”, “no tithing” (literally, “a ninth is not given”, “no ninth-ing”, if I may coin such a word). 1973, Herakles on Thasos, page 79:
   • A yearling "is ninthed" for Semele on Myconos (LSCG 96.23–24); the victim "is not ninthed" for Heracles Thasios 2010, Religion and Reconciliation in Greek Cities: The Sacred Laws of Selinus and Cyrene, page 161:
2. To divide by nine.
   • THE NINTHER-MEAN COMBINATION When data are only a little worse than usual, so far as wild and straggling values are concerned, we can do well enough by taking means of the results of ninthing. 2014, Contributions to Survey Sampling and Applied Statistics: Papers in Honor of H.O Hartley:

Forms

Deriveds

diminished ninth · one-ninth · ninth-inning · major ninth · ninth grader · sixty-ninth · fifty-ninth · one ninth · eighty-ninth · minor ninth · seventy-ninth · forty-ninth · curse of the ninth · ninth grade · augmented ninth · twenty-ninth · bottom of the ninth · ninth cranial nerve · ninety-ninth · thirty-ninth · forty-ninth parallel · ninth chord