Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighty-ninth

/ˌeɪti ˈnaɪnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: eighty-ninth
IPA: /ˌeɪti ˈnaɪnθ/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number eighty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 89 of a sequence.

noun

One of eighty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the eighty-ninth page of the book."
"She finished eighty-ninth in the race."
"An eighty-ninth of 1780 is 20."

Etymology

From eighty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Inflected Forms

eighty-ninths (plural)

Synonyms

89th

Questions

How do you pronounce eighty-ninth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪti ˈnaɪnθ/.
What does eighty-ninth mean?: The ordinal form of the number eighty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 89 of a sequence.
Where does eighty-ninth come from?: From eighty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

How to pronounce eighty-ninth

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