Wiktionary

neuf

See also: neüf

FrenchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle French neuf, from Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /nœf/
  • IPA(key): /nœ.v‿/ (before ans and heures, dated also otherwise before a vowel)
  • IPA(key): /nœ/, /nø/ (archaic, before a consonant)
  • Audio (FR)(file)
  • Rhymes: -œf

NumeralEdit

French numbers (edit)
90[a], [b]
←  8 9 10  →
    Cardinal: neuf
    Ordinal: neuvième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 9e, (now nonstandard) 9ème
    Multiplier: nonuple
French Wikipedia article on 9

neuf (invariable)

  1. nine
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle French neuf, from Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

neuf (feminine neuve, masculine plural neufs, feminine plural neuves)

  1. brand new, very new
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
  • nouveau (for “new” items, but those that are not fresh from the factory for example)

See alsoEdit

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
             
as deux trois quatre cinq six sept
             
huit neuf dix valet dame roi joker

Further readingEdit

Middle FrenchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

NumeralEdit

neuf (invariable)

  1. nine
DescendantsEdit
  • French: neuf

Etymology 2Edit

From Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

AdjectiveEdit

neuf m (feminine singular neuve, masculine plural neufs, feminine plural neuves)

  1. new
DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • neuf on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

NormanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Norman cardinal numbers
<  8 9 10  >
    Cardinal : neuf
Norman cardinal numbers
<  8 9 10  >
    Cardinal : neuf

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

NumeralEdit

neuf

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) nine
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

AdjectiveEdit

neuf m

  1. (Guernsey) new
Alternative formsEdit
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