nineteenth

1 of 2

adjective

nine·​teenth -ēn(t)th 

1

: being number 19 in a countable series

the nineteenth day

see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 19 equal parts into which something is divisible

a nineteenth share of the money

nineteenth

2 of 2

noun

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plural nineteenths

-ēn(t)s, 

-ēn(t)ths

1

: number 19 in a countable series

the nineteenth of the month

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 19 : one of 19 equal parts of something

one nineteenth of the total

3

a

: a musical interval (see interval sense 2c) embracing two octaves and a fifth : a musical interval embracing nineteen diatonic degrees

b

: an organ stop producing notes a nineteenth above those of the keys used

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English nyntenthe, adjective & noun, alteration (influenced by nynetene nineteen) of nyentethe, from Old English nigontēotha, from nigontīene, nigontȳne, nigontēne nineteen + -otha, -tha -th

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Rhymes for nineteenth

• seventeenth
• eighteenth
• fifteenth
• fourteenth
• sixteenth
• thirteenth
• umpteenth