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negen

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle Dutch nēgen, from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, reflecting earlier *newunt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nĂ©wnÌ„, with -t added through influence of "ten".

    Numeral

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    Dutch numbers (edit)
    90
     â†  8 9 10  â†’ 
        Cardinal: negen
        Ordinal: negende
        Ordinal abbreviation: 9e, 9de

    negen

    1. nine
      Er stonden negen man in de rij. ― There was a queue of nine people.
      Na negenen is de keuken dicht. ― After nine the kitchen is closed.
      We hebben vanavond met zijn negenen afgesproken. ― The nine of us are meeting up tonight.
    Derived terms
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    Descendants
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    • Afrikaans: nege, neĂ«
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: negn
    • Jersey Dutch: nĂȘxe
    • Negerhollands: negen, neegen, negon
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: negen
    • → Aukan: neigin
    • → Sranan Tongo: neigi

    Noun

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    negen c (plural negens, diminutive negentje n)

    1. a nine, an instance or representation of the digit nine
      Die negens lijken wel achten. ― Those nines look like eights.
    2. a nine, an instance or use (e.g. score or amount) of the number nine
      Een negen volstaat om deze robber te winnen. ― A nine suffices to win this hand.

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    negen

    1. inflection of negenen:
      1. first-person singular present indicative
      2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
      3. imperative

    Etymology 3

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    negen

    1. inflection of nijgen:
      1. plural past indicative
      2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

    Anagrams

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    Low German

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    German Low German cardinal numbers
     <  8 9 10  > 
        Cardinal : negen
        Ordinal : negent

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Low German negen, from Old Saxon nigun. Cognate to German neun, English nine.

    Numeral

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    negen

    1. nine (9)

    Coordinate terms

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    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology

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      From Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, reflecting earlier *newunt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nĂ©wnÌ„, with -t added through influence of "ten".

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːɣən/

      Numeral

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      nēgen

      1. nine

      Descendants

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      Further reading

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      Zealandic

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      Etymology

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        From Middle Dutch nēgen.

        Numeral

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        negen

        1. nine