novenine
Translingual
noveniner
Etymology
From Italian nove + NATO/ICAO nine (pronounced "niner"). (The 1959 ITU proposals were nona and niner.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnoˈveˈnai̯na][1]
Noun
novenine
- (rare) (international standards) ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 9.
- Synonym: nine (NATO/ICAO)
| ICAO/NATO | zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITU/IMO | nadazero | unaone | bissotwo | terrathree | kartefour | pantafive | soxisix | setteseven | oktoeight | novenine |
References
- That is, with the first three syllables stressed and an extra syllable added on, as in NATO/ICAO nine. International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.
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