nía

See also: nia, NIA, nĩa, niā, nią, -nia, and ni'a

Icelandic

Etymology

Formed 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
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːja/
    Rhymes: -iːja
    Homophone: nýja

Noun

nía f (genitive singular níu, nominative plural níur)

  1. nine (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 9)

Declension
declension of nía
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nía nían níur níurnar
accusative níu níuna níur níurnar
dative níu níunni níum níunum
genitive níu níunnar nía níanna
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