nynty

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

	90	100  →
	9
Cardinal: nynty     Ordinal: nyntithe

Alternative forms

• neneti, nenty, neynte, nineti, ninty, nyenty, nynety, nynte, nynti, nyynty
• (early) nigenti, nigneti

Etymology

From Old English nigontiġ, alteration of hundnigontiġ, itself a modification of Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą; equivalent to nyne +‎ -ty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːntiː/, /ˈneːntiː/

Numeral

nynty

1. ninety

Descendants

• English: ninety
• Scots: ninety

References

• “nīntī, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.