nine

See also: Nine, níne, niné, and niñe

Translingual
Signal flag for the digit 9

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English nine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnai̯na][1]

Noun

nine

  1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the digit 9.
    Synonym: novenine (ITU/IMO)

References
  1. Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status‎, 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, retrieved 23 January 2019, page §5.2.1.4.3.1

English
English numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: nine
    Ordinal: ninth
    Latinate ordinal: nonary
    Adverbial: nine times
    Multiplier: ninefold
    Latinate multiplier: nonuple
    Collective: ninesome
    Multiuse collective: nonuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: ennead, nonad
    Greek collective prefix: ennea-
    Latinate collective prefix: nona-
    Fractional: ninth
    Elemental: nonuplet
    Greek prefix: enato-
    Number of musicians: nonet
    Number of years: novennium

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, nine, from Old English nigon, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

Numeral

nine

  1. A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
  2. Describing a group or set with nine elements.
    A cat has nine lives.

Translations

See also
  • Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Noun

nine (plural nines)

  1. The digit or figure 9.
  2. (card games) A playing card with nine pips.
  3. (weaponry) A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
  4. (computing, engineering, usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
    They guaranteed that our Web site would have 99.99% uptime, or four nines.
  5. (baseball) A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
    • 1877, Chicago Times, July 8, 1877:[1]
      The St. Louis club is the only nine in the league which gives its patrons the right to see a full game or no pay.

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Translations
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See also
Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace deuce, two three four five six seven
eight nine ten jack, knave queen king joker

References
  1. Peter Morris,
      • A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball, 15.1.3 Rain Checks, pp. 411–412

Anagrams

Alemannic German
cardinal number
9 Previous: acht
Next: zää

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈninə/

Numeral

nine

  1. (Alsatian) nine

Middle English

Numeral

nine

  1. Alternative form of nyne

Mongghul

Adjective

nine

  1. female
    nine kun
    woman

See also

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, from Old English niġon, in turn from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nəin/, /nin/

Numeral
cardinal number
9 Previous: aicht
Next: ten

nine

  1. nine

References

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

niné

  1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ne

Noun

nine (definite accusative nineyi, plural nineler)

  1. grandmother

Declension
Inflection
Nominative nine
Definite accusative nineyi
Singular Plural
Nominative nine nineler
Definite accusative nineyi nineleri
Dative nineye ninelere
Locative ninede ninelerde
Ablative nineden ninelerden
Genitive ninenin ninelerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular ninem ninelerim
2nd singular ninen ninelerin
3rd singular ninesi nineleri
1st plural ninemiz ninelerimiz
2nd plural nineniz nineleriniz
3rd plural nineleri nineleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular ninemi ninelerimi
2nd singular nineni ninelerini
3rd singular ninesini ninelerini
1st plural ninemizi ninelerimizi
2nd plural ninenizi ninelerinizi
3rd plural ninelerini ninelerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular nineme ninelerime
2nd singular ninene ninelerine
3rd singular ninesine ninelerine
1st plural ninemize ninelerimize
2nd plural ninenize ninelerinize
3rd plural ninelerine ninelerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular ninemde ninelerimde
2nd singular ninende ninelerinde
3rd singular ninesinde ninelerinde
1st plural ninemizde ninelerimizde
2nd plural ninenizde ninelerinizde
3rd plural ninelerinde ninelerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular ninemden ninelerimden
2nd singular ninenden ninelerinden
3rd singular ninesinden ninelerinden
1st plural ninemizden ninelerimizden
2nd plural ninenizden ninelerinizden
3rd plural ninelerinden ninelerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular ninemin ninelerimin
2nd singular ninenin ninelerinin
3rd singular ninesinin ninelerinin
1st plural ninemizin ninelerimizin
2nd plural ninenizin ninelerinizin
3rd plural ninelerinin ninelerinin

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Further reading
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