nonante
French
| 900[a], [b] | ||||
| [a], [b], [c] ← 80 | [a], [b], [c] ← 89 | 90 | 91 → [a], [b], [c] | 100 → |
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| 9 | ||||
| Cardinal (decimal): nonante Cardinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dix Ordinal (decimal): nonantième Ordinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dixième Ordinal abbreviation: 90e, (now nonstandard) 90ème | ||||
| French Wikipedia article on 90 | ||||
Etymology
Inherited from Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā, from earlier *nūnāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥(d)ḱomt (“nine tens”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.nɑ̃t/
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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.
Related terms
Further reading
- “nonante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.ˈnãt/
Related terms
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