ἐννέα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐννῆ (Doric)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ennewa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognates include Old Armenian ինն (inn), Sanskrit नवन् (navan), Latin novem, and Old English niġon (English nine).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /en̚né.a/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛn̚nɛ́a/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /en̚néa/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /en̚néa/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /enéa/

Numeral

ἐννέα (ennea) Ordinal: ἔνατος, Adverbial: ἐνάκις

1. (cardinal) nine

Descendants

• English: ennea-
• Greek: εννέα

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G1767