nythe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === niþe, noeȝþe, nyeþe, nyþe nieðe, niȝeðe, niȝoðe (Early Middle English); niheðe (AB language) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English nigoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *nigunþō, variant of *neundō, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; equivalent to nyn (“nine”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈni.əð(ə)/, /ˈniːð(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈniɣəðə/ (Early Middle English) === Adjective === nythe (especially Early Middle English and Southern or Southwest Midland) ninth Synonym: nynthe ==== References ==== “nīnthe, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 February 2019. === Noun === nythe (especially Early Middle English and Southern or Southwest Midland) One of nine equal parts of a whole; a ninth. Synonym: nynthe ==== References ==== “nīnthe, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 February 2019.