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# ix

«ix» in Mova's school dictionary: **The Roman numeral for 9: I (1) before X (10) means 10…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

numeral (IX) — Roman numeral; abbreviation

### meaning for a pupil

1) (maths) The Roman numeral for 9: I (1) before X (10) means 10 minus 1. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#m1)

2) Used in names of kings, popes, chapters and events, like Charles IX or Super Bowl IX, read as «the ninth» or «nine». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#m2)

3) It is not an English word on its own; as small letters «ix» it is just two letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths lessons Roman numerals teach place and subtraction: putting a smaller numeral before a bigger one means subtract. On clocks, in book chapters and in history (King Louis IX of France) you meet IX. Phrases: Chapter IX, Louis IX.

### examples

- IX means 9 in Roman numerals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x1)
- Chapter IX is the scariest part of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x2)
- King Louis IX of France lived in the 1200s. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x3)
- On our old clock, the 9 is written as IX. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x4)
- X minus I gives IX, which is 9. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x5)
- Can you write 19 in Roman numerals? It is XIX. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x6)
- Pope Pius IX is read «Pope Pius the Ninth». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/#x7)

### note

Written in capitals: IX. Trap: some old clocks and puzzles show 9 as VIIII, but the usual form is IX; never IIX for 8 (8 is VIII). In maths, IX = 9, XI = 11: the order changes the value. Read «Henry IX» as «Henry the Ninth».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ix» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ix/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.