nonagenarius

Latin

Etymology

From nonageni (“ninety each”) +‎ -arius (“-ary”), from nonaginta (“nine tens, 90”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /noː.naː.ɡeːˈnaː.ri.us/, [noːnäːɡeːˈnäːriʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /no.na.d͡ʒeˈna.ri.us/, [nonäd͡ʒeˈnäːrius]

Adjective

nōnāgēnārius (feminine nōnāgēnāria, neuter nōnāgēnārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) ninety
  2. ninety-year-old

Noun

nōnāgēnārius m

  1. A nonagenarian, a 90 year old.
  2. (astronomy, astrology) A square or quadrature: a rising at 90 degrees from the position of another heavenly body, particularly the sun.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nōnāgēnārius nōnāgēnāria nōnāgēnārium nōnāgēnāriī nōnāgēnāriae nōnāgēnāria
Genitive nōnāgēnāriī nōnāgēnāriae nōnāgēnāriī nōnāgēnāriōrum nōnāgēnāriārum nōnāgēnāriōrum
Dative nōnāgēnāriō nōnāgēnāriō nōnāgēnāriīs
Accusative nōnāgēnārium nōnāgēnāriam nōnāgēnārium nōnāgēnāriōs nōnāgēnāriās nōnāgēnāria
Ablative nōnāgēnāriō nōnāgēnāriā nōnāgēnāriō nōnāgēnāriīs
Vocative nōnāgēnārie nōnāgēnāria nōnāgēnārium nōnāgēnāriī nōnāgēnāriae nōnāgēnāria

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