/ˈnweβe/
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Translation
nine
Word origin
From Latin novem ('nine'), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with English nine. The same Latin root gives English November (originally the ninth month) and novena.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- novem
- English cognates
- nine, November, novena
Examples
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It is nine in the evening.
cumplidos.
He is nine years old.
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We work from nine to five.
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I have a doctor's appointment on the ninth.
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There are nine days left until the holidays.
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