combientième

French

Etymology

From combien +‎ -tième, a variant of -ième coming from a metanalysis of quantième.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.bjɛ̃.tjɛm/

Adjective

combientième (plural combientièmes)

  1. (interrogative, nonstandard, colloquial) whatth, how manyth; at which rank or number of an order
    C’est la combientième fois que je t’ai dit ça ?
    How many times have I told you that?

Pronoun

combientième m, f

  1. (interrogative, nonstandard, colloquial) which is at which rank or number of an order, whatth, how manyth
    Encore un hotdog ! C’est le combientième que t’as mangé ?
    Another hotdog! How many have you eaten?
  2. (interrogative, nonstandard, colloquial) what day of the month, whatth
    — On est le combientième ? — Le 30 août.
    "What day is it?" - "The 30th of August."

Synonyms

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