nüün

Alemannic German

cardinal number

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Alternative forms

• nin, nine

Etymology

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnyːn/

Numeral

nüün

1. nine

Derived terms

• Znüni

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle and Old Limburgish niun, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyːn/
• Rhymes: -yːn

Numeral

nüün (Eupen)

1. (cardinal number) nine (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 9; or describing a set with nine elements)