nine

Meaning

Num

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

Noun

1. The digit or figure 9.
2. A playing card with nine pips.
3. A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
4. A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
5. A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/naɪn/

Etymology

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”). 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 नवन् (navan, “nine”).

Sentences

The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons .