novenine

Translingual

novenine

Etymology

From Italian nove + NATO/ICAO nine (pronounced "niner"). (The 1959 ITU proposals were nona and niner.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnoˈveˈnai̯na]^[1]

Noun

novenine

1. (rare) (international standards) ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 9.

   Synonym: nine (NATO/ICAO)

ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic clear codes for digits

ICAO/NATO	zero	one	two	three (tree)	four (fower)	five (fife)	six	seven	eight	nine (niner)
ITU/IMO	nadazero	unaone	bissotwo	terrathree	kartefour	pantafive	soxisix	setteseven	oktoeight	novenine

References

1. That is, with the first three syllables stressed and an extra syllable added on, as in NATO/ICAO nine. International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.