ninth

ninth  (nnth)

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number nine in a series.

2. One of nine equal parts.

3. Music

a. A harmonic or melodic interval of an octave and a second.

b. The tone at the upper limit of such an interval.

c. A chord consisting of a root with its third, seventh, and ninth.

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[Middle English ninthe, from Old English nigonthe, from nigon, nine; see new in Indo-European roots.]

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ninth adv. & adj.

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ninth [naɪnθ]

adj

(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)

a.  coming after the eighth in counting order, position, time, etc.; being the ordinal number of nine. Often written: 9th

b.  (as noun) he came on the ninth ninth in line

n

1. (Mathematics)

a.  one of nine equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc.

b.  (as modifier) a ninth part

2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by nine (1/9)

3. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  an interval of one octave plus a second

b.  one of two notes constituting such an interval

c.  See ninth chord

adv

Also ninthly after the eighth person, position, event, etc.

sentence connector

Also ninthly as the ninth point: linking what follows to the previous statement

[Old English nigotha; related to Old High German niunto, Old Norse nīundi]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ninth - position nine in a countable series of things; "going into the ninth they were a run ahead" rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	ninth - one part in nine equal parts one-ninth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	ninth - coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position 9th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

ninth [naɪnθ]

A. ADJ → noveno, nono
Pius IX → Pío Nono
see fifth for usage

B. N → noveno m

C. ADV → en novena posición
to come in ninth → llegar el noveno or en novena posición

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ninth [ˈnaɪnθ]

adj → neuvième
the ninth floor → le neuvième étage

n

(gen) → neuvième mf

(= day of month) the ninth → le neuf
the ninth of August → le neuf août

(= fraction) → neuvième m
ninth-grader [ˌnaɪnθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de troisième

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ninth

adj (in series) → neunte(r, s); (as fraction) → neuntel

n → Neunte(r, s); (= fraction) → Neuntel nt; (Mus) → None f ? also sixth

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ninth [ˈnaɪnθ]

1. adj → nono/a

2. n (in series) → nono/a; (fraction) → nono
for usage see fifth

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ninth [ˈnaɪnθ]

1. adj → nono/a

2. n (in series) → nono/a; (fraction) → nono
for usage see fifth

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ninth → تاسع devátý, devítina niende neunter ένατο, ένατος novena parte, noveno yhdeksäs, yhdeksäsosa neuvième deveti, devetina nono 九番目, 九番目の 9분의 1, 아홉 번째의 negende niende, niendedel dziewiąta, dziewiąty nona parte, nono девятое число, девятый nionde, niondel ที่เก้า, ลำดับที่เก้า dokuzda bir, dokuzuncu một phần chín, thứ chín 第九, 第九个