different between thirteen vs nine

English

Alternative forms

• Arabic numerals: 13
• Roman numerals: XIII

Etymology

From Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old English þr?ot?ene, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun, compound of *þr?z (“three”) + *tehun (“teen”). Cognate with West Frisian trettjin, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Danish tretten.

Pronunciation

• (in most cases)

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????ti?n/

  (General American) IPA^(key): /????t?tin/, /?????tin/

• (next word stressed near the first syllable)

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????.ti?n/

  (General American) IPA^(key): /????t.tin/, /????.tin/

• Rhymes: -i?n

Numeral

thirteen

1. The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13.
   • 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

     During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]

Synonyms

• baker’s dozen
• long dozen
• throtteen (dialect)

Coordinate terms

• Previous: twelve. Next: fourteen

Derived terms

• thirteener

Related terms

• Ordinal: thirteenth

Translations

Anagrams

• tetherin

Translingual

Alternative forms

• niner

Etymology

From English nine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n?i.n?] ^[sic]

Numeral

nine

1. Code word for the digit 9 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet

Synonyms

ITU/IMO code word novenine

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, nine, from Old English nigon, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h?néwn?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: n?n, IPA^(key): /na?n/, [na??n]
• Rhymes: -a?n

Numeral

nine

1. A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
2. Describing a group or set with nine elements.

   A cat has nine lives.

Derived terms

• Nine Elms

Related terms

• ninth
• ninther

Translations

See also

• Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Noun

nine (plural nines)

1. The digit or figure 9.
2. (card games) A playing card with nine pips.
3. (weaponry) A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
4. (computing, engineering, usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).

   They guaranteed that our Web site would have 99.99% uptime, or four nines.

5. (baseball) A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
   • 1877, Chicago Times, July 8, 1877:

     The St. Louis club is the only nine in the league which gives its patrons the right to see a full game or no pay.

Synonyms

• Roman numerals: IX

Coordinate terms

• Previous: eight (8)
• Next: ten (10)

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

Anagrams

• inne

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• nin, nüün

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): /?nin?/

Numeral

nine

1. (Alsatian) nine

Middle English

Numeral

nine

1. Alternative form of nyne

Mongghul

Adjective

nine

1. female

See also

• yiri (“woman, wife”)

Scots

Alternative forms

• neen

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, from Old English ni?on, in turn from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h?néwn?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?in/, /nin/

Numeral

nine

1. nine

References

• Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

niné

1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Turkish

Noun

nine (definite accusative nineyi, plural nineler)

1. grandmother

See also

• büyükanne, anneanne, babaanne