combientième

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French

Etymology

From combien +‎ -tième, a variant of -ième coming from a metanalysis of quantième.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.bjɛ̃.tjɛm/
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Adjective

combientième (plural combientièmes)

  1. (interrogative, nonstandard, colloquial) what number, which (in a numbered series)
    Synonym: quantième
    George W. Bush est le combientième président ?What number president was George W. Bush?