Ἔνατος
ninth
Translated by Antonella Ippolito31 Aug 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[e)/natos ] and [feminine] e)na/th 1 [are spelled] with one nu. But e)nne/a ["nine"] [is spelled] with double nu.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἔνατος καὶ ἐνάτη. δι' ἑνὸς ν. Ἐννέα δὲ διὰ δύο νν.
Betacode
*)/enatos kai\ e)na/th. di' e(no\s n. *)enne/a de\ dia\ du/o nn.
Notes
- cf. already epsilon 1134.
See again epsilon 1206; and cf. Choeroboscus, Epimerismoi in Psalmos 110.12; Etymologicum Magnum 343.14. Chantraine says the double consonant ine)nne/a is un problème sans solution; the root was *newn-, cf. Latin novem.