nine
Translation
nine
Examples
There are nine players on a baseball team.
There are nine players on a baseball team.
She is nine years old.
She is nine years old.
Grammar Patterns
((nine)) + plural noun the number 9 There are nine cats in the garden.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (none); Related concepts: eight, ten
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥, which is the ancestor of the word for 'nine' in many languages.
Memory Tips
Nine rhymes with 'line'. Imagine drawing nine straight lines.