Main Entry:

nine

Pronunciation:

\ˈnīn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, Greek ennea

Date:

before 12th century

1 — see number table2: the ninth in a set or series <wears a nine>3: something having nine units or members: as acapitalized : the nine Muses b: a baseball team c: the first or last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course

— nine adjective

— nine pronoun, plural in construction

— to the nines

1: to perfection2: in a highly elaborate or showy manner <dressed to the nines>