ninth

[ nahynth ]

adjective

1. next after the eighth; being the ordinal number for nine.
2. being one of nine equal parts.

noun

1. a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
2. the ninth member of a series.
3. Music.
   1. a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a second.
   2. the interval between such tones.
   3. harmonic combination of such tones.

adverb

1. in the ninth place.

ninth

/ naɪnθ /

adjective

1. usually prenominal
   1. coming after the eighth in counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of nine. Often written: 9th
   2. ( as noun )

      ninth in line

      he came on the ninth

noun

1. 1. one of nine equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      a ninth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by nine ( 1 9 )
3. music
   1. an interval of one octave plus a second
   2. one of two notes constituting such an interval
   3. See ninth chord

adverb

1. Alsoninthly after the eighth person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

1. Alsoninthly as the ninth point: linking what follows to the previous statement

Other Words From

• ninthly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ninth¹

before 900; Middle English ninthe ( nine, -th ² ), replacing Middle English niend ( Old English nigend ), neogethe, nigethe ( Old English nigotha ); akin to Old Saxon nigutho, Old Norse nīundi, Gothic niunda

Word History and Origins

Origin of ninth¹

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

Example Sentences

The full ninth edition of the Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française was formally presented to President Macron this afternoon in the plush surroundings of the 17th century Collège des Quatre-Nations on the left bank of the Seine.

From BBC

This ninth edition replaces the eighth, which was completed in 1935.

From BBC

Aldi has brought back Kevin the Carrot for his ninth consecutive year.

From BBC

On Saturday 7 December, the nearly 18.8 million Ghanaians registered to vote will be able to take part in the country's ninth general election since multiparty politics was reintroduced in the early 1990s.

From BBC

The Chargers held a ninth consecutive opponent under 20 points, moving into a tie for the NFL’s second-longest streak of games with 20 or fewer points allowed to begin a season.

From Los Angeles Times