nonante
French
| < 89 | 90 | 91 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nonante Ordinal : nonantième | ||
Etymology
From Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.nɑ̃t/
Numeral
nonante
- (cardinal, Switzerland, Belgium, Congo, Rwanda, Acadian, Louisiana) ninety
- Il a attendu nonante minutes. - He waited for ninety minutes.
Usage notes
- In Cajun French, some dialects use nonante(due to Acadian influence) and others use quatre-vingt-dix (mainly those of Louisiana Colonial French descent).
Synonyms
- quatre-vingt-dix (France, Canada)
See also
Further reading
- “nonante” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
Numeral
nonante
Old French
Etymology
Numeral
nonante
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French nonante, from Latin nōnāgintā.
Numeral
nonante
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