nynty
Middle English
90 | ||
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9 | ||
Cardinal: nynty |
Alternative forms
- neneti, nenty, neynte, nineti, ninty, nyenty, nynety, nynte, nynti, nyynty
- (early) nigenti, nigneti
Etymology
From Old English nigontiġ, alteration of hundnigontiġ, itself a modification of Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą; equivalent to nyne + -ty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniːntiː/, /ˈneːntiː/
Numeral
nynty
- ninety
Descendants
- English: ninety
- Scots: ninety
References
- “nīntī, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.