huitante-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
French Wikipedia article on 89

Etymology

From huitante (“eighty”) +‎ neuf (“nine”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɥi.tɑ̃t.nœf/

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Numeral

huitante-neuf (invariable)

1. (obsolete outside Switzerland and other dialects) eighty-nine

   Synonyms: (in France) quatre-vingt-neuf; octante-neuf