French word

neuvième

Pronunciation

IPA/nœvjɛm/

Meaning

  • ordinal numberninth

Example

Mon bureau est au neuvième étage.

My office is on the ninth floor.

Illustration for neuvième (ninth)

More examples

Elle a fini neuvième dans la course.

She finished ninth in the race.

Core concept

A marker placed after eight counted positions in a sequence, whether the sequence is an event list, a process, or a physical floor.

Common phrases

  • au neuvième étage

    on the ninth floor

  • à la neuvième place

    in ninth place

Similar words

premier: Indicating the first position or stage in an event or sequence.
deuxième: Indicating the second position or stage in an event or sequence.
troisième: Indicating the third position or stage in an event or sequence.

Definition in French

Correspond à la neuvième place dans un ordre, employé pour indiquer la neuvième occurrence, étape ou position.

Word origin

The ordinal neuvième is formed from the cardinal neuf with the ordinal suffix -ième, using the stem neuvi- in the derived form.

Usage tips

  • Neuvième has the same singular form for masculine and feminine nouns, but its plural is neuvièmes.

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