nía
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFormed from the numeral níu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where níu is the object in a sentence. Compare tía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnía f (genitive singular níu, nominative plural níur)
- nine (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 9)