nyne

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Germanic *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

nyne

  1. nine
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Prosequebatur delude Athe, nyne, thiine, thiinita, thunetua, thunetria etc.

Middle English
Middle English numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: nyne
    Ordinal: nynthe

Alternative forms

Etymology

From inflected forms of Old English nigon, from Proto-West Germanic *nigun, variant of *neun, in turn from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːn(ə)/, /ˈneː(ə)n(ə)/
  • (early) IPA(key): /ˈniɣən/

Numeral

nyne

  1. nine

Descendants
  • English: nine
  • Scots: nine, neen
  • Yola: neen
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