noí

noí

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n͈oːi̯/

Numeral

Old Irish cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : noí     Ordinal : nómad

noí

1. nine

Descendants

• Irish: naoi
• Manx: nuy
• Scottish Gaelic: naoi

References

• “noí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.