nía

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"

Icelandic

Etymology

Formed from the numeral níu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where níu is the object in a sentence. Compare tía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːja/

  Rhymes: -iːja

  Homophone: nýja

Noun

nía f (genitive singular níu, nominative plural níur)

1. nine (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 9)

Declension

Declension of nía (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nía	nían	níur	níurnar
accusative	níu	níuna	níur	níurnar
dative	níu	níunni	níum	níunum
genitive	níu	níunnar	nía	níanna