enésimo

Portuguese

Etymology

From ene (“en”) +‎ -ésimo, the latter from words like centésimo, milésimo, from Latin -ēsimus (“-th”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈnɛ.zi.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈnɛ.zi.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈnɛ.zi.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈnɛ.zi.mu/

• Hyphenation: e‧né‧si‧mo

Adjective

enésimo (feminine enésima, masculine plural enésimos, feminine plural enésimas)

1. (ordinal number) nth
2. umpteenth

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈnesimo/ [eˈne.si.mo]
• Rhymes: -esimo
• Syllabification: e‧né‧si‧mo

Adjective

enésimo (feminine enésima, masculine plural enésimos, feminine plural enésimas)

1. (informal) zillionth, umpteenth (of an unspecified large number)

Further reading

• “enésimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16