nine

Etymology

From Middle English nine, from Old English niġon, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: nīn, IPA^(key): /naɪn/, [naɪ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -aɪn

Numeral

nine

1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 9; the number occurring after eight and before ten.

   A cat has nine lives.

2. Describing a set or group with nine components.

Noun

nine (plural nines)

1. The digit or figure 9.
2. (card games) A playing card with nine pips.
3. (weaponry) A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
4. (computing, engineering, usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).

   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.

See also

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace	deuce, two	three	four	five	six	seven
eight	nine	ten	jack, knave	queen	king	joker

References

Anagrams

• inne

Alternative forms

• nin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈninə/

Numeral

nine

1. (Alsatian) nine

Adjective

nine

1. female

   nine kun

   woman

See also

• yiri (“woman, wife”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəin/, /nin/

Numeral

nine

1. (cardinal) nine

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

niné

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

Noun

nine (definite accusative nineyi, plural nineler)

1. grandmother

See also

• büyükanne, anneanne, babaanne