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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquatre-vingt-dix
Pronunciation / Transliteration: katʁə vɛ̃ dis
"Il a quatre-vingt-dix ans."
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The cardinal number that is the product of nine and ten; 90.
"The temperature outside reached almost ninety degrees Fahrenheit."
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Amounting to ninety in number.
"She celebrated her ninety-first birthday, though she still felt youthful."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'nigontig', a combination of 'nigon' (nine) and '-tig' (a suffix denoting tens, akin to 'ten'). Historically rooted in Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European number systems, the spelling evolved through Middle English to its current modern form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ninety" is said worldwide
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quatre-vingt-dix
Transliteration: katʁə vɛ̃ dis
"Il a quatre-vingt-dix ans."
neunzig
Transliteration: nɔɪntsɪç
"Das Buch hat neunzig Seiten."
novanta
Transliteration: noˈvanta
"La nonna ha novanta anni."
noventa
Transliteration: noˈβenta
"El coche iba a noventa kilómetros por hora."
noventa
Transliteration: nuˈvẽtɐ
"O artigo custa noventa reais."
नब्बे
Transliteration: nabbe
"इस परीक्षा में नब्बे प्रतिशत अंक मिले।"
九十
Transliteration: jiǔ shí
"这件衣服打九折。"
구십
Transliteration: gu-sip
"그의 할아버지는 구십 세이시다."
九十
Transliteration: kyūjū
"祖父は九十歳です。"
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