níu

Asturian

Noun

níu m (plural níos)

1. Alternative form of nieru.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse níu (whence also Danish and Norwegian ni; Faroese níggju and Swedish nio) from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognates with Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽; Old English niġon (English nine); Old Frisian nigun (West Frisian njoggen); Old High German niun (German neun).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈniːjʏ]

  Rhymes: -iːjʏ

  Homophones: nýju

Numeral

níu (indeclinable)

1. nine; the cardinal number after átta and before tíu.

Related terms

• (ordinal form) níundi m, níunda f and n

Derived terms

• klukkan níu

See also

• nía n

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognates with Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽; Old English niġon (English nine); Old Frisian nigun (West Frisian njoggen); Old High German niun (German neun).

Numeral

níu

1. nine

Descendants

Danish: ni Faroese: níggju Icelandic: níu

Norwegian: ni (in dialects also nio, nie) Swedish: nio, nie