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nine

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See also: ninë, Nine, níne, niné, niñe, and niñé

Translingual

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Signal flag for the digit 9

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English nine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nine

  1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 9.
    Synonym: novenine (ITU/IMO)
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codesedit
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References

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  1. ^ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status‎[1], 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, archived from the original on 31 March 2019, page §5.2.1.4.3.1

English

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

Etymology

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PIE word
*h₁néwn̥
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥
Proto-Germanic *newunt
Proto-Germanic *newun
Proto-West Germanic *neun
Proto-West Germanic *nigun
Old English nigon
Middle English nyn
English nine

    From Middle English nyn, nyne, from Old English nigon (“nine”), from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun (“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”). Cognate with Scots neen, nine (“nine”), Saterland Frisian njúgen (“nine”), West Frisian njoggen (“nine”), Dutch negen (“nine”), German Low German negen (“nine”), German neun (“nine”), Danish ni (“nine”), Swedish nio (“nine”), Icelandic níu (“nine”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun, “nine”), Latin novem (“nine”), Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”), Sanskrit नव (náva, “nine”).

    Pronunciation

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    Numeral

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    nine

    1. A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
      • 2007, Thomas Mchenry, Along the Rails: A Juror's Journey‎[2], page 85:
        Would they want me to vote my conscience or would they want us to unanimously go the whole nine yards, declare him sane and possibly have the trial end up in a death sentence?
      • 2008 March 2, Tanya Khovanova, “Autobiographical Numbers”, in arXiv‎[3], page 3‎[4], archived from the original on 20 April 2024:
        Of course, for a number to have a biography, we need to assume that none of its digits are present more than nine times.
      • 2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN‎[5], archived from the original on 23 March 2021:
        Tamunowari Tetenta, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student, says he has attempted to register for his NIN on nine different occasions in Port Harcourt, a city southeast of Lagos.
    2. Describing a group or set with nine elements.
      A cat has nine lives.
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    Noun

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    nine (plural nines)

    English Wikipedia has an article on:
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    English Wikipedia has an article on:
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    1. The digit or figure 9.
      • 2008 March 2, Tanya Khovanova, “Autobiographical Numbers”, in arXiv‎[6], page 3‎[7]:
        Indeed, if a number does not have nines, you can remove or add zeroes at the end of a biography to get another biography of the same number.
    2. (card games) A playing card with nine pips.
    3. (weaponry) A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
      • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 359:
        Hiro risks turning on a small flashlight, uses it to rummage around the yatcht, picking up valuable stuff: a few bottles of (presumably) drinkable water, some food, extra ammunition for his nine.
    4. (computing, engineering, usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.), counting the number of digits nine in a percentage.
      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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    Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
    ace deuce, two three, trey four, cater five, cinque six seven
    eight nine ten jack, knave queen king joker

    References

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

    Anagrams

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    Alemannic German

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    cardinal number
    9 Previous: acht
    Next: zää

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    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

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    Numeral

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    nine

    1. (Alsace) nine

    Middle English

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    Numeral

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    nine

    1. alternative form of nyn

    Mongghul

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    Adjective

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    nine

    1. female
      nine kun
      woman

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    Portuguese

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    Verb

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    nine

    1. inflection of ninar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Potawatomi

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    Noun

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    nine

    1. Misspelling of nene.

    Scots

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    Scots numbers (edit)
     ←  8 9 10  → 
        Cardinal: nine
        Ordinal: nint

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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

    Numeral

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    nine

    1. nine

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    Swazi

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Nguni *niná.

    Pronoun

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    niné

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

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    possibly from baby talk. compare Persian ننه (“mother, grandmother”), Azerbaijani nənə (“grandmother”), Turkmen näne (“mother”) and Chinese 奶奶 (“paternal grandmother”).

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: ni‧ne
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    Noun

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    nine (definite accusative nineyi, plural nineler)

    1. grandmother

    Declension

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    Declension of nine
    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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    Turkish family terms
    aile (“family”) Male Female Neutral
    parent baba (“father”) anne (“mother”) ebeveyn (“parents”)
    grandparent büyükbaba, dede (“grandfather”) büyükanne, nine (“grandmother”) büyükebeveyn (“grandparents”)
    sibling general erkek kardeş (“brother”) kız kardeş (“sister”) kardeş (“sibling”)
    elder ağabey (“elder brother”) abla (“elder sister”) –
    cousin erkek kuzen (“male cousin”) kız kuzen (“female cousin”) kuzen (“cousin”)
    child oğul (“son”) kız (“daughter”) evlat (“offspring”)
    grandchild erkek torun (“grandson”) kız torun (“granddaughter”) torun (“grandchild”)
    parent's sibling paternal amca (“paternal uncle”) hala (“paternal aunt”) –
    maternal dayı (“maternal uncle”) teyze (“maternal aunt”) –
    sibling's child erkek yeğen (“nephew”) kız yeğen (“niece”) yeğen (“nephew/niece”)
    spouse koca (“husband”) karı (“wife”) eş (“spouse”)
    spouse's parent kayınpeder (“father-in-law”) kayınvalide (“mother-in-law”) –
    child's spouse damat (“son-in-law”) gelin (“daughter-in-law”) –
    child's spouse's parent erkek dünür (“co-father-in-law”) kadın dünür (“co-mother-in-law”) dünür (“co-parent-in-law”)
    sibling's spouse enişte (“brother-in-law (sibling's husband)”) yenge (“sister-in-law (sibling's wife)”) –
    spouse's sibling marital elti (“marital brother-in-law”) görümce (“marital sister-in-law”) –
    uxorial kayınço (“uxorial brother-in-law”) baldız (“uxorial sister-in-law”) –
    wife's sibling's spouse bacanak (“brother-in-law (wife's sister's husband)”) – –

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