nineteenth etymology

Etymology:

• The word "nineteenth" is derived from the Old English words "nigon" (nine) and "teoða" (tenth).

Meaning:

• The nineteenth refers to the number that comes after the eighteenth and before the twentieth.
• It is an ordinal number used to designate a position or rank in a sequence.

Origin:

• Proto-Germanic: niwuntēhundaz
• Old English: nigonteoða
• Middle English: nientende
• Modern English: nineteenth

Historical Usage:

In historical contexts, "nineteenth" has been used to refer to:

• The 19th century (1801-1900)
• The 19th amendment to the US Constitution (1920), which granted women suffrage
• The 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
• The 19th century poet, William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

Synonyms:

• Nine and ten
• The number after eighteen
• 19th

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