nonante-neuf

French

French numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal (decimal): nonante-neuf     Cardinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dix-neuf     Ordinal (decimal): nonante-neuvième     Ordinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième     Ordinal abbreviation: 99e, (now nonstandard) 99ème
French Wikipedia article on 99

Etymology

From nonante (“ninety”) +‎ neuf (“nine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.nɑ̃t.nœf/

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Numeral

nonante-neuf (invariable)

1. (Switzerland, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Acadia) ninety-nine

   Synonym: (in France) quatre-vingt-dix-neuf