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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā, from earlier *nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt (“nine tens”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
nonante (invariable)
- (Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety
- Synonym: (France, Quebec) quatre-vingt-dix
- Il a attendu nonante minutes. ― He waited for ninety minutes.
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Friulian
Etymology
From Latin nōnāgintā.
Numeral
nonante
- ninety
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Old French
Etymology
From Latin nōnāgintā.
Pronunciation
Numeral
nonante
- ninety
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Descendants
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā.
Pronunciation
Numeral
nonante
- ninety
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