Meanings
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number eighty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 86 of a sequence.
She finished eighty-sixth in the race.
1 more example
The answer appears on the eighty-sixth page of the book.
Synonyms: 86th
nouneighty-sixth (plural eighty-sixths)
plural eighty-sixths
- One of eighty-six equal parts of a whole.
An eighty-sixth of 1720 is 20.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number eighty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 86 of a sequence.
Similar
Origin
- Englisheighty
- Englishsix
- Englisheighty-six
- Englisheighty-sixth
From eighty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ses-en-tagtigste
- ses-en-tagtigsteordinal form of eighty-six
Catalan vuitanta-sisè, vuitanta-sisè
- vuitanta-sisèordinal form of eighty-six
- vuitanta-sisèone of 86 equal parts
Dutch zesentachtigste
- zesentachtigsteordinal form of eighty-six
Esperanto okdek-sesa
- okdek-sesaordinal form of eighty-six
Finnish kahdeksaskymmeneskuudes, kahdeksaskymmeneskuudesosa
- kahdeksaskymmeneskuudesordinal form of eighty-six
- kahdeksaskymmeneskuudesosaone of 86 equal parts
French quatre-vingt-sixième, huitante-sixième
- quatre-vingt-sixièmeordinal form of eighty-six
- huitante-sixièmeordinal form of eighty-six
- quatre-vingt-sixièmeone of 86 equal parts
German sechsundachtzigste
- sechsundachtzigsteordinal form of eighty-six
Hindi छियासीवाँ, छियासीवाँ
- छियासीवाँ (chiyāsīvā̃)ordinal form of eighty-six
- छियासीवाँ (chiyāsīvā̃)one of 86 equal parts
Hungarian nyolcvanhatodik
- nyolcvanhatodikordinal form of eighty-six
Italian ottantaseiesimo, ottantaseiesimo
- ottantaseiesimoordinal form of eighty-six
- ottantaseiesimoone of 86 equal parts
Polish osiemdziesiąty szósty
- osiemdziesiąty szóstyordinal form of eighty-six
Russian во́семьдесят шесто́й
- во́семьдесят шесто́й (vósemʹdesjat šestój)ordinal form of eighty-six
Spanish octogésimo sexto
- octogésimo sextoordinal form of eighty-six
Swedish åttiosjätte
- åttiosjätteordinal form of eighty-six
Ukrainian вісімдеся́т шо́стий
- вісімдеся́т шо́стий (visimdesját šóstyj)ordinal form of eighty-six
Cite this entry
APA
eighty-sixth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-sixth
MLA
“eighty-sixth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-sixth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eighty-sixth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-sixth.
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