neuf
See also: neüf
French
Etymology 1
From Middle French neuf, from Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nœf/
- IPA(key): /nœ.v‿/ (before ans and heures, dated also otherwise before a vowel)
- IPA(key): /nœ/, /nø/ (archaic, before a consonant)
Audio (FR) (file) - Rhymes: -œf
Numeral
| 90[a], [b] | ||
| ← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: neuf Ordinal: neuvième Ordinal abbreviation: 9e, (now nonstandard) 9ème Multiplier: nonuple | ||
| French Wikipedia article on 9 | ||
neuf (invariable)
- nine
Derived terms
- neuf cents
Etymology 2
From Middle French neuf, from Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nœf/
Audio (FR) (file) - Rhymes: -œf
Adjective
neuf (feminine neuve, masculine plural neufs, feminine plural neuves)
- brand new, very new
Derived terms
- faire peau neuve
- flambant neuf
- propre comme un sou neuf
- quoi de neuf
Related terms
- nouveau (for “new” items, but those that are not fresh from the factory for example)
See also
| Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text) | ||||||
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| as | deux | trois | quatre | cinq | six | sept |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| huit | neuf | dix | valet | dame | roi | joker |
Further reading
- “neuf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology 1
From Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Numeral
neuf (invariable)
- nine
Descendants
- French: neuf
Etymology 2
From Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Adjective
neuf m (feminine singular neuve, masculine plural neufs, feminine plural neuves)
- new
Descendants
- French: neuf
References
- neuf on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Norman
Etymology 1
From Old French nuef, from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : neuf | ||
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : neuf | ||
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Numeral
neuf
- (Jersey, Guernsey) nine
Derived terms
- dgiêx-neuf (“nineteen”)
Etymology 2
From Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Adjective
neuf m
- (Guernsey) new
Alternative forms
- neu (Jersey)