umpteen

English

Etymology

umpty (“colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) +‎ -teen

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌmp.tiːn/
Rhymes: -iːn

Determiner

umpteen

(informal, often slightly derogatory) Relatively large but unspecified in number.
She's taking umpteen friends with her to the party.

Derived terms

umpteenth

Translations

Relatively large but unspecified in number

Dutch: tig
Finnish: toistakymmentä (fi) (between 11 and 19)
German: drölf (de)
Hungarian: sokadik (hu)
Manx: dy liooar
Maori: tuauriuri

Norwegian: ørten
Romanian: enșpe
Russian: бесчисленно (ru) (besčislenno)
Spanish: una multitud de, un montón de
Swedish: femtioelva (sv)

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