What is the Latin word for nine?

The usual Latin words for “nine” are novem, novēnus, noviēs; also praetereō, nōngentī, nongēni. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“nine” in Latin

novemnine; 9 novēnusNine each.; Ninefold.; Ninth.noviēsnine times praetereōto pass by or go by; to surpass or excel; to disregard, neglect, omit or miss nōngentīnine hundred; 900 nongēninum. adj. distr nōningentĭesnine hundred times nōningentēsĭmusadj. ord., the nine hundredth

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

nine

novem; noveni (distributive). Nine times, novies: nine o’clock, hora nona: it has struck nine, *nona hora audita est, praeteriit: nine hundred, nongenti; nongeni (distributive): nine hundred times, noningenties: the nine hundredth, noningentesimus: nine million, nonagies centum millia.

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What is the Latin word for nine?: The usual Latin words for “nine” are novem, novēnus, noviēs; also praetereō, nōngentī, nongēni. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.