nía

See also: nia, NIA, nĩa, niā, nią, -nia, and ni'a

Icelandic

Etymology

Formed from the numeral níu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where níu is the object in a sentence. Compare tía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːja/

  Rhymes: -iːja

  Homophone: nýja

Noun

nía f (genitive singular níu, nominative plural níur)

1. nine (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 9)

Declension

declension of nía

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nía	nían	níur	níurnar
accusative	níu	níuna	níur	níurnar
dative	níu	níunni	níum	níunum
genitive	níu	níunnar	nía	níanna