German word

neunzig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈnɔʏ̯nt͡sɪç/

Meaning

  • numberninety

Example

Ich bin neunzig Jahre alt.

I am ninety years old.

Illustration for neunzig (ninety)

More examples

Die Temperatur erreichte neunzig Grad.

The temperature reached ninety degrees.

Core concept

Nine complete bundles of ten items fill the count, leaving one final bundle before the hundred mark.

Common phrases

  • neunzig Jahre alt

    ninety years old

  • neunzig Grad

    ninety degrees

  • neunzig Prozent

    ninety percent

Similar words

neunzehn: The number formed by adding nine to ten, totaling 19.
zehn: The number formed by ten ones, totaling 10.
einundneunzig: The number formed by adding one to 90, totaling 91.
neun: The single-digit number formed by nine ones, totaling 9.

Definition in German

Kardinalzahl; das Produkt von neun und zehn, sie liegt nach neunundachtzig und vor hundert.

Word origin

Neunzig is an inherited Germanic formation built from neun, meaning 'nine,' and the old tens-forming element -zig, continuing Old High German niunzug.

Usage tips

  • In German, neunzig is normally lowercase, while die Neunzig is capitalized when the number is treated as a noun.

Related words

  • neunzigjährigninety-year-oldadjective
  • neunzigsteninetiethordinal number
  • Neunzigerninetiesnoun

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