somethingth

English

Etymology

From something +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌmθɪŋθ/, (non-standard) /ˈsʌmθɪŋkθ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

somethingth (not comparable)

1. Pseudo-ordinal of an uncertain number.
   • 1883, G.M. Fenn, Middy and Ensign:

     in addition to the crew, the "Startler" carried four companies of Her Majesty's somethingth foot, the escort of the British Resident and his suite, bound for Campong Allee.

Translations

pseudo-ordinal of an uncertain number

• Danish: nummer et eller andet
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ποστός (postós)

• Hungarian: valahányadik (hu)

See also

• how manyth
• umpteenth