French word

nonante

Pronunciation

IPA/nonɑ̃t/

Meaning

  • numberninety

Example

Ma grand-mère a nonante ans.

My grandmother is ninety years old.

Illustration for nonante (ninety)

More examples

Cette salle peut accueillir nonante personnes.

This room can accommodate ninety people.

Core concept

A place on a counting line reached after nine full tens.

Common phrases

  • nonante ans

    ninety years old

  • nonante euros

    ninety euros

  • nonante personnes

    ninety people

Similar words

quatre-vingt-dix: A numeral representing the number ninety.

Definition in French

Nombre cardinal correspondant à 90, employé notamment dans les variétés du français de Suisse et de Belgique.

Word origin

Nonante is an inherited numeral from Latin nonaginta and is retained in present-day Swiss and Belgian varieties of French.

Usage tips

  • Nonante works naturally for ages and amounts in Swiss and Belgian French, but quatre-vingt-dix is the usual choice in France.

Related words

  • nonantièmeninetiethordinal number

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