eldertongue

Old English · numeral

nigon

Part of speech
numeral
IPA
/ˈni.ɡon/
[ˈni.ɣon]
Syllables
ˈni · ɡon (2 syllables)
Modern English
nine

Meaning

  1. nine

    Nigon sīðum nigon bēoþ ān and hundeahtatiġ.

    Nine times nine is eighty-one.

Inflection

Inflection of nigon
Form
Nominative masculine nigone
Nominative feminine nigonenigonu
Accusative feminine nigonenigonu
Genitive nigona
Dative nigonum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nigun, an unexplained variant of *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Descendants

nine

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