nonante-neuf

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French

French numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  98 99 100  → 
    Cardinal (decimal): nonante-neuf
    Cardinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
    Ordinal (decimal): nonante-neuvième
    Ordinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 99e, (now nonstandard) 99ème

Etymology

From nonante (ninety) +‎ neuf (nine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔ.nɑ̃t.nœf/
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Numeral

nonante-neuf (invariable)

  1. (Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-nine
    Synonym: (in France) quatre-vingt-dix-neuf