nía

See also: nia, NIA, nĩa, niā, nią, -nia, and ni'a

Icelandic

Etymology

Formed from the numeral níu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where níu is the object in a sentence. Compare tía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniːja/
Rhymes: -iːja

Homophone: nýja

Noun

nía f (genitive singular níu, nominative plural níur)

nine (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 9)

Declension

declension of nía

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	nía	nían	níur	níurnar
accusative	níu	níuna	níur	níurnar
dative	níu	níunni	níum	níunum
genitive	níu	níunnar	nía	níanna

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