"umpteenth" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-umpteenth.ogg
Rhymes: -iːnθ stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn Etymology: From umpteen + -th. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|umpteen|th}} umpteen + -th Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} umpteenth
  1. (informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence. Tags: informal Categories (topical): English ordinal numbers Synonyms: nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth Related terms: umpteen Translations (informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series): hundredogsyttende (Danish), hundredsyttende (Danish), zoveelste (Dutch), vaikka kuinka mones (Finnish), énième [feminine, masculine] (French), ixième [feminine, masculine] (French), soundsovielte (German), zigte (German), xte (German), zigste (German), sokadik (Hungarian), x-edik (Hungarian), ennesimo (Italian), ørtende (Norwegian), enésimo (Portuguese), э́нный (énnyj) (Russian), бесчи́сленный (besčíslennyj) (Russian), enésima (Spanish), femtioelfte (Swedish), sjuttielfte (Swedish), hundrasjuttielfter (Swedish), hundrafemtioelfte (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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