novenine

Translingual

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnoˈveˈnai̯na][1]

Noun

novenine

  1. (rare) Code word for the digit 9 in the ITU/IMO spelling alphabet
    Synonym: nine (NATO/ICAO)
ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic codewords for digits
ICAO/NATO zeroonetwothree (tree)four (fower)five (fife)sixseveneightnine (niner)
ITU/IMO nadazerounaonebissotwoterrathreekartefourpantafivesoxisixsettesevenoktoeightnovenine

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.
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