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neuvième

ninth

adjective nuh-VYEM Rare
Numbers & Measures Ordinal Numbers

Origin: from Latin nonus (ninth) via Old French

Usage Note

Neuvième follows the regular French ordinal pattern (-ième suffix), formed from the cardinal neuf (the f shifting to v before the suffix). Le neuvième art is a French critical term for comic strips and graphic novels (bande dessinée), just as cinema is called the seventh art. As a noun it can refer to a ninth-floor flat or the ninth arrondissement of Paris.

Examples

"Elle habite au neuvième étage sans ascenseur."

Natural Translation

She lives on the ninth floor without a lift.

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