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Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Germanic *h₁néwn̥.
Numeral
nyne
- nine
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
- Prosequebatur delude Athe, nyne, thiine, thiinita, thunetua, thunetria etc.
Middle English
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
- nine
Related terms
Descendants