nyntithe

Middle English

**Middle English numbers ^(edit)**
← 80	90	100 →
	9^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: nynty Ordinal: nyntithe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hundnigontigoþa, with hund- removed by analogy with the multiples of ten below 70; equivalent to nynty (“ninety”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniːnˌtiːð(ə)/, /ˈniːntið(ə)/, /-θ(ə)/

Adjective

nyntithe

ninetieth

Descendants

English: ninetieth (obsolete ninteth)
Middle Scots: *nintyd
- Scots: ninetiet, ninetyt

References

“nīntīthe, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.