eighty-seventh
English
| < 86th | 87th | 88th > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : eighty-seven Ordinal : eighty-seventh | ||
Etymology
From eighty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix)Category:English terms suffixed with -th (ordinal)#EIGHTYSEVENTH.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eighty-seventhCategory:English lemmas#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English adjectives#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English multiword terms#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:Pages with entries#EIGHTY-SEVENTHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EIGHTY-SEVENTH
- Category:English ordinal numbers#EIGHTYSEVENTHThe ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.
- The answer appears on the eighty-seventh page of the book.Category:English terms with usage examples#EIGHTYSEVENTH
- She finished eighty-seventh in the race.Category:English terms with usage examples#EIGHTYSEVENTH
Usage notes
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations
- 87th, 87th
Translations
Noun
eighty-seventh (plural eighty-sevenths)Category:English lemmas#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English nouns#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English countable nouns#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English multiword terms#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EIGHTYSEVENTHCategory:Pages with entries#EIGHTY-SEVENTHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EIGHTY-SEVENTH
- Category:English fractional numbers#EIGHTYSEVENTHOne of eighty-seven equal parts of a whole.
- An eighty-seventh of 1740 is 20.Category:English terms with usage examples#EIGHTYSEVENTH