nía

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"

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)