quantième

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French quantiesme, from Latin quantus + *-ĕsimus. By surface analysis, quant +‎ -ième.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.tjɛm/

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Adjective

quantième (plural quantièmes)

1. (interrogative, archaic) what number, which

Pronoun

quantième m

1. (interrogative, literary) which day of the month

   Synonym: combien

   Le quantième sommes-nous ?

   Which day is it today?

Synonyms

• (nonstandard): combientième

Further reading

• “quantième”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.