nine
English
/naɪn/
numeral
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
- Describing a group or set with nine elements.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nyne inherited from Old English nigon inherited from *neun inherited from Proto-Germanic *newun (nine) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (nine).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁néwn̥
Gloss
nine
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
九
Emoji
🕘️ 🕤️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bark English
- cat English
- cat-o'-nine-tails English
- ninebark English
- ninefold English
- ninefoldness English
- nineish English
- nineling English
- nineness English
- ninepence English
- ninepenny English
- ninepin English
- nineplex English
- niner English
- ninescore English
- ninesies English
- ninesome English
- ninety English
- ninetyfold English
- ninetyish English
- nona- English
- of English
- pence English
- penny English
- pin English
- score English
- tails English
- xenna- English
- xenno- English
- -ber Latin
- novem Latin
- november Latin
- Neunauge German
- Neuner German
- neun German
- neunerlei German
- neunfach German
- neunjährig German
- neunmal German
- neunminütig German
- neunmonatig German
- neunmonatlich German
- neunprozentig German
- neunstündig German
- neuntägig German
- neunundachtzig German
- neunwöchig German
- ἐννέα Ancient Greek
- ἐννεάς Ancient Greek
- ἐννῆμαρ Ancient Greek
- *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- førtini Norwegian Bokmål
- ni Norwegian Bokmål
- nimenning Norwegian Bokmål
- nittini Norwegian Bokmål
- *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Germanic
- *newun Proto-Germanic
- ナイン Japanese
- nigon Old English
- nigonfeald Old English
- niġon Old English
- नवन् Sanskrit
- *nynefold Middle English
- nyne Middle English
- nynetene Middle English
- nynety Middle English
- nynthe Middle English
- níu Old Norse
- *devętь Proto-Slavic
- नौ Hindi
- εννέα Greek (modern)
- niun Old High German
- non Ido
- níggju Faroese
- niun Middle High German
- Nénga Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- néng Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 Gothic
- *neun gmw-pro
- *nigun gmw-pro
- nigun Old Dutch
- *nawan Proto-Celtic
- noüne Cimbrian
- nòine Cimbrian
- nòinte Cimbrian
- *Hnáwa Proto-Indo-Iranian
- nigun Old Saxon
- nin Alemannic German
- nine Alemannic German
- nüün Alemannic German
- *nowem Proto-Italic
- nine Scots
- devyni Lithuanian
- *Hnáwa Proto-Indo-Aryan
- نو Urdu
- niugun Old Frisian
- niūgun Old Frisian
- nain Tok Pisin
- nainti Tok Pisin
- 𑀦𑀯 Sauraseni Prakrit
- *newin- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *Hnáwa Proto-Iranian
- nai'n Mòcheno
- ñu Tocharian B
- णव Konkani
- *ennéwə Proto-Hellenic
- 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 Avestan
- ñu Tocharian A
- ꠘꠄ Sylheti
- naen Bislama
- ନଅ Oriya
- نو Baluchi
- newīnts Old Prussian
- nyne Crimean Gothic
- no Rohingya