nineteenth
nyn-TEENTH/ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
Noun pluralnineteenths
Pluralnineteenths
- 1Coming right after the eighteenth one in a row or list.
She finished in nineteenth place at the school race.
My nineteenth birthday is coming up next week.
- 2The person or thing that comes nineteenth in a group or order.
He was the nineteenth to cross the finish line.
Out of everyone who applied, she was the nineteenth to be called.
- 3One of nineteen equal parts of something.
We cut the cake so that each guest got a nineteenth.
Only about a nineteenth of the class showed up that day.
Showing meanings only.
Practice
Can you tell the meanings of nineteenth apart? Answer 4 quick questions from this page, or write your own sentence and AI will check it.
Origin
It comes from "nineteen" plus the ending "-th".