nynty

Middle English

**Middle English numbers ^(edit)**
	90	100 →
	9
Cardinal: nynty Ordinal: nyntithe

Alternative forms

neneti, nenty, neynte, nineti, ninty, nyenty, nynety, nynte, nynti, nyynty
(early) nigenti, nigneti

Etymology

From Old English nigontiġ, alteration of hundnigontiġ, itself a modification of Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą; equivalent to nyne +‎ -ty.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniːntiː/, /ˈneːntiː/

Numeral

nynty

ninety

Descendants

English: ninety
Scots: ninety

References

“nīntī, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.