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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 *h₁néwn̥, with -t added through influence of "ten".

Numeral

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Dutch numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: negen
    Ordinal: negende

negen (invariable)

  1. nine

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
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: nege
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: negn
  • Jersey Dutch: nêxe
  • Negerhollands: negen, neegen, negon
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: negen
  • Aukan: neigin
  • Sranan Tongo: neigi

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. 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

Dutch Low Saxon

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Etymology

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

Numeral

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negen

  1. nine (9)

German 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.

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negen

  1. nine (9)

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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 *h₁néwn̥, with -t added through influence of "ten".

Pronunciation

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nēgen

  1. nine

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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