# 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą of obscure formation. Akin in some way to Old English hundnigontiġ, Old Saxon antniguntig and Old High German niunzog.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniu̯n.teː.hund/

### Noun

𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 • (niuntēhund) n
* ninety (cardinal number)
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Book of Nehemiah (Codex Argenteus) 7.21:𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌶𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃, 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰(𐌿)𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌴(𐌹)𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽(𐍄𐌴)𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (𐌾)𐌰𐌷 ·𐌷· (98). —sunaus azeiris, suna(u)s aizaikē(i)ins, niun(tē)hund (j)ah ·h· (98). —The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. (KJV)
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 15.4:𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴, 𐌽𐌹𐌿 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌽, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰?ƕas manna izwara aigands taihuntēhund lambē jah fraliusands ainamma þizē, niu bileiþiþ þō niuntēhund jah niun ana auþidai jah gaggiþ afar þamma fralusanin, untē bigitiþ þata?What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? (KJV)
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 15.7:𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌳𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉𐍃.qiþa izwis þatei swa fahēds wairþiþ in himina in ainis frawaurhtis idreigōndins þau in niuntēhundis jah niunē garaihtaizē þaiei ni þaurbun idreigōs.I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. (KJV)

#### Usage notes

This number is a noun; as such, the entities being counted are in the genitive case.

#### Declension

This noun is morphologically singular, but agrees with adjectives and pronouns in the plural, in a way similar to 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 (fadrein).
It is the only number among the numbers 70, 80, 90 and 100 that unambiguously shows declension; it seems to decline as a neuter a-stem. However, see 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (ahtautēhund).
Neuter a-stem :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 niuntēhund | — |
| Vocative | 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 niuntēhund | — |
| Accusative | 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 niuntēhund | — |
| Genitive | 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 niuntēhundis | — |
| Dative | 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 niuntēhunda | — |

#### Derived terms

* 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niuntēhund jah niun, “ninety-nine”)

#### Related terms

* 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun, “nine”)

### References

* ↑ Nehemiah chapter 7 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
* ↑ Luke chapter 15 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
* ↑ Luke chapter 15 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

### Further reading

* Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N25. niun”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 268–269
* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 103