Main Entry:

nine·teen

Pronunciation:

\nīn-ˈtēn, ˈnīn-ˌ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English nynetene, adjective, from Old English nigontēne, from nigon + -tīene (akin to Old English tīen ten) — more at ten

Date:

before 12th century

— see number table

— nineteen adjective

— nineteen pronoun, plural in construction

— nine·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun