English Explanatory Dictionary

ninety

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

Pronunciation

/ˈnaɪn.ti/ /ˈnaɪn.di/ /ˈno̞ɪn.ti/ en-us-ninety.ogg

Word forms

ninety

Etymology

From Middle English nynty, nynety, from Old English hundniġontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą (“ninety”), equivalent to nine + -ty. Cognate with Scots nynty, nynety (“ninety”), Saterland Frisian njuugentich (“ninety”), West Frisian njoggentich (“ninety”), Dutch negentig (“ninety”), German Low German negentig (“ninety”), German neunzig (“ninety”), Swedish nittio (“ninety”), Norwegian Bokmål nitti (“ninety”), Norwegian Nynorsk nitti (“ninety”), Icelandic níutíu (“ninety”).

Synonyms

90 XC

Related words

nine nineteen ninetieth eighty-nine eighty ninety-one hundred

Derived words

ninety days ninety-day wonder ninety-eight ninety-eighth ninety-eleven ninety-fifth ninety-first ninety-five ninetyfold ninety-four ninety-fourth ninetyish ninety-leben ninety-leven ninety-nine ninety-ninety rule ninety-ninth ninetyodd ninety-one ninety-oneth ninety-second ninety-seven ninety-seventh ninety-six ninety-sixth ninetysomething ninety-third ninety-three ninety-two
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