octante-neuf

French

French numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c]   88 89 90   [a], [b]
    Cardinal (decimal): huitante-neuf, octante-neuf
    Cardinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-neuf
    Ordinal (decimal): huitante-neuvième, octante-neuvième
    Ordinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-neuvième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 89e, (now nonstandard) 89ème

Etymology

From octante (eighty) + neuf (nine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.tɑ̃t.nœf/

Numeral

octante-neuf (invariable)

  1. (Switzerland) eighty-nine
    Synonyms: (in France) quatre-vingt-neuf; huitante-neuf
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