Asturian

Noun

níu m ‎(plural níos)

1. Alternative form of nieru

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse níu ‎(“nine”), from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognate with Danish ni, Faroese níggju, Norwegian ni, Swedish nio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈniːjʏ]

  Rhymes: -iːjʏ

  Homophone: nýju

Numeral

níu

1. nine

Derived terms

• klukkan níu
• nía noun

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *newun ‎(“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‎(“nine”). Cognate with Old English niġon, Old Frisian nigun, Old Saxon nigun, Old High German niun, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 ‎(niun).

Numeral

níu

1. nine

Descendants