quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième

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French

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

Etymology

From quatre-vingt-dix-neuf +‎ -ième.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.diz.nœ.vjɛm/

Adjective

quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième (plural quatre-vingt-dix-neuvièmes)

  1. (ordinal number) ninety-ninth

Noun

quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième m (plural quatre-vingt-dix-neuvièmes)

  1. (fractional number) ninety-ninth