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nine

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nine  (nn)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to 8 + 1.
2. The ninth in a set or sequence.
3. Something having nine parts, units, or members.
4. Games A playing card marked with nine pips.
5. A set of nine persons or things, especially:
a. Baseball The nine players on a side, or the whole team.
b. Nine Greek Mythology The nine Muses.
6. A size, as in clothing or shoes, designated as nine.
7. Sports The first or second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course.
Idiom:
to the nines Informal
To the highest degree: dressed to the nines.

[Middle English, from Old English nigon; see new in Indo-European roots.]

nine adj. & pron.

nine [naɪn]
n
1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and eight See also number [1]
2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 9, IX, etc., representing this number
3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of nine units, such as a playing card with nine symbols on it
4. Also nine o'clock nine hours after noon or midnight the play starts at nine
dressed (up) to the nines Informal elaborately dressed
999 (in Britain) the telephone number of the emergency services
(Business / Commerce)
nine to five normal office hours he works nine to five a nine-to-five job
determiner
a.  amounting to nine nine days
b.  (as pronoun) nine of the ten are ready Related prefix nona-
[Old English nigon; related to Gothic niun, Latin novem]

Nine a set of nine persons, players, etc.; a baseball team, 1866; the nine muses, 1600.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ninenine - the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2.ninenine - a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
baseball team - a team that plays baseball
baseball league - a league of baseball teams
3.nine - one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.1.ninenine - denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
9, ix
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

nine determiner
Related words
combining form nona-
Translations
nine [nain]
A. ADJnueve
nine-to-five jobtrabajo m de nueve a cinco
nine times out of tencasi siempre, en el noventa por ciento de los casos
a nine days' wonderuna maravilla de un día
B. Nnueve m
to be dressed up to the nines (Brit) → ir de punta en blanco
to get dressed up to the ninesponerse de punta en blanco
see five for usage

nine [ˈnaɪn] numneuf
She's nine → Elle a neuf ans.
nine times out of ten → neuf fois sur dix
to be dressed up to the nines → être tiré(e) à quatre épingles
see also six

nine
adjneun; nine times out of tenin neun Zehntel der Fälle, so gut wie immer; to have nine livesein zähes Leben haben; a nine days’ wondereine Eintagsfliege (inf)
nNeun f; dressed (up) to the ninesin Schale (inf) ? also six

nine [naɪn] adj & nnove (m) inv
nine times out of ten (fig) → nove volte su dieci
they were dressed up to the nines → si erano messi in pompa magna
for usage see five
nine [naɪn] adj & nnove (m) inv
nine times out of ten (fig) → nove volte su dieci
they were dressed up to the nines → si erano messi in pompa magna
for usage see five

nine
n nine [nain]
1 the number or figure 9. nege الرَّقم 9 девет devítka ni Neun εννιά nueve üheksa نه yhdeksän neuf תֵשַע, תִשעָה नौ broj devet kilenc(es szám) sembilan níu nove (기수의) 9 devyni deviņi; devītnieks sembilan negen ni(tall) dziewiątka nove nouă девять; девятка deväť devetica broj (cifra) devet nio เลขเก้า dokuz дев'ять نو số chín
2 the age of 9. nege سِن التاسِعَه девет години devět let ni år die Neun η ηλικία των εννιά χρόνων nueve años üheksa-aastane نه سالگی yhdeksän neuf גִיל תֵשַע नौ devet kilencéves tahun níu ára nove anni 9歳 9살 devynerių metų amžius deviņu gadu vecums sembilan tahun negen niårsalder wiek 9 lat nove anos nouă ani девять лет deväť rokov devet devet godina nio สิ่งของเก้าชิ้น dokuz yaşı 九歲 дев'ять років نو سال کي عمر ở chín tuổi
adj
1 9 in number. nege التاسِع девет devět ni neun εννιά (στον αριθμό) nueve üheksa نه yhdeksän neuf 9 नौ deveti kilenc sembilan níu nove 9の 9의 devyn(er)i deviņi semuanya sembilan negen ni dziewięć nove nouă девять deväť devet devet nio เก้า dokuz 九個的 дев'ятий نواں chín
2 aged 9. nege سِن التاسِعَه на девет devítiletý ni år gammel neun που είναι εννιά χρόνων nueve üheksa-aastane نه سالگی yhdeksänvuotias neuf גִיל תֵשַע नौ devet kilencéves tahun níu ára di nove anni 9歳の 9살의 devynerių metų deviņgadīgs berumur sembilan tahun negen ni (år gammel) w wieku 9 lat com nove anos de nouă ani девятилетний deväťročný devet devet godina star nio เกี่ยวกับเก้า dokuz yaşında 九歲的 дев'ятирічний نو سال کا chín tuổi
nine-
having nine (of something) a nine-page booklet. nege مُكَوَّن من تِسْعَة - девето- devíti- ni- neun-... εννεα- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de nueve üheksa- نه تا yhdeksän- à neuf (...) בַּעַל תֵשַע - नहला devetica kilenc- sembilan níu di nove (...) 9- 9개의 devyn(er)ių deviņu- mempunyai sembilan negen ni- dziewięcio-, o dziewięciu... de nove de nouă (...) девяти- deväť- ki ima devet (...) deveto- nio- เก้า dokuz... 九(前綴) дев'яти- نو پر مشتمل có chín
n ninth
1 one of nine equal parts. negende تُسْع една девета devítina niendedel das Neuntel ένα ένατο nono, noveno üheksandik يک نهم yhdeksäs neuvième תְּשִיעִית नौ वां devetina egy kilenced sepersembilan níundi hluti nono 9分の1 9분의 1 devintoji (dalis) devītā daļa satu per sembilan negende ni(ende)del dziewiąta (część) nono noime девятая часть devätina devetina devetina nion[]del ซึ่งเป็นลำดับที่เก้า dokuzda bir 九分之一 дев'ята частина نواں حصہ một phần chín
2 (also adjective) the last of nine (people, things etc); the next after the eighth. negende التّاسِع девети devátý niende der/die/das Neunte ένατος noveno üheksas نهمین yhdeksäs neuvième הַחֶלֶק הַתשִיעִי नहला gotovo svi kilencedik kesembilan níundi nono 9番目の 9번째(의 것) devintas(is) devītais yang kesembilan negende niende dziewiąty nono al nouălea девятый deviaty deveti deveti nionde ลำดับที่เก้า dokuzuncu 第九 дев'ятий نو thứ chín 第九
n nine-year-old
a person or animal that is nine years old. nege عُمْرُه تِسع سَنَوات на девет години devítiletý (člověk, zvíře atd.) niårig der/die Neunjährige εννιάχρονος (για πρόσωπο ή ζώο) (persona) de nueve años üheksa-aastane نه ساله yhdeksänvuotias (individu, etc.) âgé de neuf ans בֵּן תֵשַע नौ वर्ष का devetogodišnjak kilencéves tahun níu ára gamall (bambino/cosa) di nove anni 9歳の人 9살 devynmetis deviņgadīgais sembilan tahun negenjarige niåring dziewięciolatek (pessoa) de nove anos (persoană etc.) de nouă ani человек, животное девяти лет deväťročný, -á devetletnik devotogodišnjak nioåring อายุเก้าปี dokuz yaşında 九歲 той, кому дев'ять років نو سال کا chín tuổi
adj
(of a person, animal or thing) that is nine years old. negejarig في التاسِعَه من العُمْر деветгодишен devítiletý niårig neujährig εννιάχρονος de nueve años üheksa-aastane نه ساله yhdeksänvuotias de neuf ans בֵּן תֵשַע नौ वर्ष का devetogodišnji kilencéves tahun níu ára di nove anni 9歳の 9살의 devynerių metų deviņgadīgs berumur sembilan tahun negenjarig niårs-, niårig dziewięcioletni de nove anos de nouă ani девятилетний deväťročný devetleten devetogodišnji nioårig อายุเก้าปี dokuz yaşında 九歲的 дев'ятирічний نو سالہ chín tuổi

nine تسعة devět ni neun εννέα nueve yhdeksän neuf devet nove 9 negen ni dziewięć nove девять nio เก้า dokuz chín


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They were neither of them very rich; their united fortunes had originally amounted to nine thousand Pounds, but as they had always lived on the principal of it, when we were fifteen it was diminished to nine Hundred.
I have one pound seventeen here, and two and six at the office; I can cut off my coffee at the office, say ten shillings, making two nine and six, with your eighteen and three makes three nine seven, with five naught naught in my cheque-book makes eight nine seven -- who is that moving?
`A chattering crow lives out nine generations of aged men, but a stag's life is four times a crow's, and a raven's life makes three stags old, while the phoenix outlives nine ravens, but we, the rich-haired Nymphs, daughters of Zeus the aegis-holder, outlive ten phoenixes.
 
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