εννέα

See also: ἐννέα

Greek

Greek cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : εννέα (ennéa)     Ordinal : ένατος (énatos)

Alternative forms

• εννιά (enniá)

Etymology

Probably a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa), from Proto-Hellenic *ennéwə, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Compare the inherited εννιά (enniá), Mariupol Greek энэ́я (enéja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈne.a/

Numeral

εννέα • (ennéa) (invariable)

1. nine

See also

• Greek number and measurement

Further reading

• εννέα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.