nine

See also: Nine, níne, and niné

English
English numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: nine
    Ordinal: ninth
    Multiplier: ninefold, nonuple

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, nine, from Old English nigon, 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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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

Noun

nine (definite accusative nineyi, plural nineler)

  1. grandmother

See also
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