| 【nine】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "nigen," and "nigon." It carries the basic meaning of "nine." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "nine"]
nine ****[1394] Nine is the number 9.
nineteenth **[4182] (plural nineteenths) nineteen + th
ninety **[3730] the number 90
[WORD ROOT]root nine
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] nine
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) nigen, nigon
[MEANING]root nine
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 nigen nine
- 【Old English】 nigon [from Old English nigen] nine
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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nine ★★★★[1394] numeral from nine
【DEFINITION】 Nine is the number 9.
【ROOTs】 nine; nine
【Etymology】 《Old English nigen》 nine
nineteenth ★★[4182] noun from nineteen 〈 nine
【DEFINITION】 (plural nineteenths) nineteen + th
【COMPOSITION】 nineteen + th
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nine; nine ⑵ teen; 10, ten ⑶ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English nigontene》 (Anglian)
ninety ★★[3730] noun from nine
【DEFINITION】 ① the number 90
② the numbers ranging from 90 to 99
③ a set of years ending in digits ranging from 90 to 99
【pl.】 nineties
【COMPOSITION】 nine + ty
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nine; nine ⑵ ty(ity); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English nigen》 nine
Other words containing "nine"; nineteen
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
night
new
net
nerv
neg
nect
near
nav
nati-, nasc-, nat-
name
