nueve

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See also: nuève

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : nueve
    Ordinal : novenu

Etymology

From Latin novem.

Numeral

nueve (indeclinable)

  1. nine

Spanish

Spanish numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: nueve
    Ordinal: noveno
    Ordinal abbreviation: 9.º
    Multiplier: nónuple
    Fractional: noveno

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nueve~nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa), Portuguese nove, Old English nigon (English nine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnwebe/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ebe
  • Syllabification: nue‧ve

Numeral

nueve

  1. nine

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: nuebe
  • Cebuano: nuwebe, nuybe
  • Tagalog: nuwebe

Noun

nueve m (plural nueves)

  1. the digit or figure 9

Derived terms

See also

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete
ocho nueve diez sota reina rey comodín

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