nigonwintre
Old English
[edit]| 90 | ||
| ← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: nigon Ordinal: nigoþa Age: nigonwintre Multiplier: nigonfeald | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *newunwintruz, though in the North Sea Germanic daughter languages, the word for "nine" somehow changed to *nigun. Equivalent to nigon + -wintre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nigonwintre
- nine year(s) old
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- On þām ġewinne, ⁊ on moneġum oþrum æfter þǣm, Hannibal ġecȳþde þone nīþ ⁊ þone hete þe hē beforan his fæder ġeswōr, þā hē nigonwintre cniht wæs, þæt hē næfre ne wurde Rōmana frēond.
- In that battle, and in many others after that, Hannibal proved the hatred and hostility that he swore before his father when he was a nine-year-old boy, that he would never become a friend of the Romans.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- lasting nine years
Declension
[edit]Declension of nigonwintre — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nigonwintre | nigonwintru, nigonwintro | nigonwintre |
| Accusative | nigonwinterne | nigonwintre | nigonwintre |
| Genitive | nigonwintres | nigonwintre | nigonwintres |
| Dative | nigonwintrum | nigonwintre | nigonwintrum |
| Instrumental | nigonwintre | nigonwintre | nigonwintre |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nigonwintre | nigonwintra, nigonwintre | nigonwintru, nigonwintro |
| Accusative | nigonwintre | nigonwintra, nigonwintre | nigonwintru, nigonwintro |
| Genitive | nigonwintra | nigonwintra | nigonwintra |
| Dative | nigonwintrum | nigonwintrum | nigonwintrum |
| Instrumental | nigonwintrum | nigonwintrum | nigonwintrum |
Declension of nigonwintre — Weak