níu
Icelandic
[ˈniːjʏ]
numeral
Definitions
- nine; the cardinal number after átta (eight) and before tíu (ten).
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse níu (nine) derived from Proto-Germanic *newun (nine) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (nine).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁néwn̥
Gloss
nine
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
九
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nona- English
- -ber Latin
- novem Latin
- november Latin
- neun German
- ἐννεάς Ancient Greek
- *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- førtini Norwegian Bokmål
- ni Norwegian Bokmål
- nimenning Norwegian Bokmål
- nittini Norwegian Bokmål
- *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Germanic
- *newun Proto-Germanic
- nio Swedish
- tjugonio Swedish
- ni Norwegian Nynorsk
- niġon Old English
- नवन् Sanskrit
- nírœðr Old Norse
- níu Old Norse
- níutigi Old Norse
- ni Danish
- *devętь Proto-Slavic
- -ræður Icelandic
- -rœðr Icelandic
- níræður Icelandic
- niun Old High German
- níggju Faroese
- niun Middle High German
- 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 Gothic
- *neun gmw-pro
- *nigun gmw-pro
- nigun Old Dutch
- *nawan Proto-Celtic
- *Hnáwa Proto-Indo-Iranian
- nigun Old Saxon
- nin Alemannic German
- nine Alemannic German
- nüün Alemannic German
- nio Old Swedish
- *nowem Proto-Italic
- niugun Old Frisian
- niūgun Old Frisian
- *newin- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- ñu Tocharian B
- *ennéwə Proto-Hellenic
- niu Elfdalian
- ñu Tocharian A
- نو Baluchi
- newīnts Old Prussian
- nyne Crimean Gothic