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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch nēgen , from Old Dutch nigun , from Proto-West Germanic *neun , from Proto-Germanic *newun , reflecting earlier *newunt , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ , with -t added through influence of "ten".
Numeral
negen
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
Descendants
Noun
negen c (plural negens , diminutive negentje n )
a nine , an instance or representation of the digit nine
Die negens lijken wel achten. ― Those nines look like eights.
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
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
negen
inflection of negenen :
first-person singular present indicative
(in case of inversion ) second-person singular present indicative
imperative
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
negen
inflection of nijgen :
plural past indicative
( dated or formal ) plural past subjunctive
Anagrams
Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
From Middle Low German negen , from Old Saxon nigun . Cognate to German neun , English nine .
Numeral
negen
nine (9)
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German negen , from Old Saxon nigun . Cognate to German neun , English nine .
Numeral
negen
nine (9)
Coordinate terms
Cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
Cardinal numbers from 100 onward
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch nigun , from Proto-West Germanic *neun , from Proto-Germanic *newun , reflecting earlier *newunt , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ , with -t added through influence of "ten".
Pronunciation
Numeral
nēgen
nine
Descendants
Further reading
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nēgen .
Numeral
negen
nine