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Webster 1913 Edition


Nine

Nine

,
Noun.
1.
The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
The Nine
,
the nine Muses.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nine

NINE

,
Adj.
Denoting the number composed of eight and one; as nine men; nine days.

NINE

,
Noun.
The number composed of eight and one; or the number less by a unit than ten; three times three.

Definition 2024


niné

niné

See also: nine and níne

Navajo

Verb

niné

  1. they (two or more subjects) are dying

Usage notes

The stem used for multiple subjects is different from the stem used for one subject. For singular subjects, see daatsaah.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si) .

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niiʼné daniiʼné
2nd person nohné danohné
3rd person niné daniné
4th person jininé dazhniné
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person neeʼná daneeʼná
2nd person sinooná dasinooná
3rd person neezná daneezná
4th person jineezná dazneezná

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -né
  • PERFECTIVE: -ná
  • FUTURE: -nééł
  • OPTATIVE: -nééł
  • ITERATIVE: -nééh

See also