quatre-vingt-dix
French
| 900[a], [b] | ||||
| [a], [b], [c] ← 80 | [a], [b], [c] ← 89 | 90 | 91 → [a], [b], [c] | 100 → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | ||||
| Cardinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dix Cardinal (decimal): nonante Ordinal (vigesimal): quatre-vingt-dixième Ordinal (decimal): nonantième Ordinal abbreviation: 90e, (now nonstandard) 90ème | ||||
| French Wikipedia article on 90 | ||||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.dis/
- IPA(key): /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.di/ (before a consonant or aspirated h)
- IPA(key): /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.diz‿/ (before a vowel or mute h)
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Numeral
quatre-vingt-dix (invariable)
- ninety
Usage notes
The term nonante is used instead of quatre-vingt-dix in Switzerland, Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Further reading
- “quatre-vingt-dix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.