-quarterthcomb. form

Some degree of stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. one-and-a-quarterth Brit.

/ˌwʌnən(d)əˈkwɔːtəθ/, U.S.

/ˌwənənəˈkwɔrdərθ/.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quarter n., -th suffix².

Etymology: < quarter n. + -th suffix².

With preceding cardinal mixed number (including a quarter fraction), forming the ordinal number corresponding to this.

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1897 E. B. Tweedie Through Finland in Carts xvii. 291 We held our breath—till, at the eleventh and three-quarterth hour, so to speak..under the bridge we shot, and away out at the other side quite safely.

1987 Current Anthropol. 28 109/2 Others were Fourth Internationalist, or Three and Three-quarterth Internationalist.

1997 Spy (N.Y.) May–June 2 The sixth-and-three-quarterth anniversary of soccer's World Cup.

2001 I. Stewart Flatterland v. 73 ‘So what about the one-and-a-quarterth power?’ ‘Um... that's the fourth root of the fifth power, right?’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-quarterth
释义	-quarterthcomb. form Some degree of stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. one-and-a-quarterth Brit. /ˌwʌnən(d)əˈkwɔːtəθ/, U.S. /ˌwənənəˈkwɔrdərθ/. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quarter n., -th suffix². Etymology: < quarter n. + -th suffix². With preceding cardinal mixed number (including a quarter fraction), forming the ordinal number corresponding to this. ΚΠ 1897 E. B. Tweedie Through Finland in Carts xvii. 291 We held our breath—till, at the eleventh and three-quarterth hour, so to speak..under the bridge we shot, and away out at the other side quite safely. 1987 Current Anthropol. 28 109/2 Others were Fourth Internationalist, or Three and Three-quarterth Internationalist. 1997 Spy (N.Y.) May–June 2 The sixth-and-three-quarterth anniversary of soccer's World Cup. 2001 I. Stewart Flatterland v. 73 ‘So what about the one-and-a-quarterth power?’ ‘Um... that's the fourth root of the fifth power, right?’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1897
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