εννέα

See also: ἐννέα

Greek

Greek numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: εννέα (ennéa)     Ordinal: ένατος (énatos)     Greek numeral: Θ’ (Th’), θ’ (th’)

Alternative forms

• εννιά (enniá)

Etymology

Probably a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa), from Proto-Hellenic *ennéwə, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Compare the inherited εννιά (enniá), Mariupol Greek энэ́я (enéja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈne.a/

Numeral

εννέα • (ennéa) (invariable)

1. nine

Further reading

• εννέα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language