umpteenth

WOTD – 6 May 2010    

English

Etymology

From umpteen +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/ X-SAMPA: /"Vmp%ti:nT/

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• Rhymes: -iːnθ (at the end of a clause)

Numeral

umpteenth

1. (informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.

   That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.

Synonyms

• nth, umpty-umpth

Related terms

• umpteen

Translations

informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series

• Dutch: zoveelste (nl)
• Finnish: vaikka kuinka mones (fi)
• French: énième (fr) m and f , ixième (fr) m and f
• German: soundsovielte (de), zigte (de), xte (de)

• Italian: ennesimo (it)
• Norwegian: ørtende (no)
• Spanish: enésima (es)
• Swedish: femtioelfte (sv), sjuttielfte (sv), hundrasjuttielfte (sv), hundrafemtioelfte (sv)