nineteen

CEFRA1

/ˈnaɪntiːn/

number · numeral

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    The number one more than eighteen.

  2. 02

    numeral

    Extra detail

    The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

Examples

  • The captain went to sea when he was nineteen.

  • The girl with fair skin passes for nineteen.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnaɪnˌtin/
  • /naɪnˈtiːn/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She says groovy like it's nineteen sixty-nine.

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Origin

number

From Middle English nyntene, nynetene, from Old English niġontīene, niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Cognate with Dutch negentien, Low German negenteihn, Hunsrik neinzen, German neunzehn, Danish nitten. Equivalent to nine + -teen