sixty-ninth

/ˌsɪksti ˈnaɪnθ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number sixty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 69 of a sequence.

“A sixty-ninth of 1380 is 20.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number sixty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 69 of a sequence.

    She finished sixty-ninth in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the sixty-ninth page of the book.

nounsixty-ninth (plural sixty-ninths)

plural sixty-ninths

  1. One of sixty-nine equal parts of a whole.

    A sixty-ninth of 1380 is 20.

Origin

From sixty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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Translations

Afrikaans nege-en-sestigste
  • nege-en-sestigsteordinal form of sixty-nine
Catalan seixanta-novè, seixanta-novè
  • seixanta-novèordinal form of sixty-nine
  • seixanta-novèone of 69 equal parts
Dutch negenenzestigste
  • negenenzestigsteordinal form of sixty-nine
Esperanto sesdek-naŭa
  • sesdek-naŭaordinal form of sixty-nine
Finnish kuudeskymmenesyhdeksäs, kuudeskymmenesyhdeksäsosa
  • kuudeskymmenesyhdeksäsordinal form of sixty-nine
  • kuudeskymmenesyhdeksäsosaone of 69 equal parts
French soixante-neuvième, soixante-neuvième
  • soixante-neuvièmeordinal form of sixty-nine
  • soixante-neuvièmeone of 69 equal parts
German neunundsechzigste
  • neunundsechzigsteordinal form of sixty-nine
Hindi उनहत्तरवाँ, उनहत्तरवाँ
  • उनहत्तरवाँ (unhattarvā̃)ordinal form of sixty-nine
  • उनहत्तरवाँ (unhattarvā̃)one of 69 equal parts
Hungarian hatvankilencedik
  • hatvankilencedikordinal form of sixty-nine
Italian sessantanovesimo, sessantanovesimo
  • sessantanovesimoordinal form of sixty-nine
  • sessantanovesimoone of 69 equal parts
Polish sześćdziesiąty dziewiąty
  • sześćdziesiąty dziewiątyordinal form of sixty-nine
Romanian șaizeci și nouălea, șaizeci și noua
  • șaizeci și nouăleaordinal form of sixty-nine
  • șaizeci și nouaordinal form of sixty-nine
Russian шестьдеся́т девя́тый
  • шестьдеся́т девя́тый (šestʹdesját devjátyj)ordinal form of sixty-nine
Spanish sexagésimo noveno
  • sexagésimo novenoordinal form of sixty-nine
Turkish altmış dokuzuncu
  • altmış dokuzuncuordinal form of sixty-nine
Ukrainian шістдеся́т дев'я́тий
  • шістдеся́т дев'я́тий (šistdesját devʺjátyj)ordinal form of sixty-nine
Cite this entry
APA

sixty-ninth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-ninth

MLA

“sixty-ninth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-ninth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixty-ninth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixty-ninth.

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