negen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈneː.ɣə(n)/
audio (Belgium) (file) audio (Netherlands) (file) - Hyphenation: ne‧gen
- Rhymes: -eːɣən
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
90 | ||
← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
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Cardinal: negen Ordinal: negende |
negen (invariable)
Noun edit
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
- Die negens lijken wel achten
- 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
- Een negen volstaat om deze robber te winnen
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: nege
- Berbice Creole Dutch: negn
- Jersey Dutch: nêxe
- Negerhollands: negen, neegen, negon
- Skepi Creole Dutch: negen
- → Aukan: neigin
- → Sranan Tongo: neigi
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
negen
- inflection of negenen:
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
negen
- inflection of nijgen:
Dutch Low Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German negen, from Old Saxon nigun. Cognate to German deneun, English nine.
Numeral edit
negen
- nine (9)
German Low German edit
< 8 | 9 | 10 > |
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Cardinal : negen Ordinal : negent | ||
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German negen, from Old Saxon nigun. Cognate to German deneun, English nine.
Numeral edit
negen
- nine (9)
Coordinate terms edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Numeral edit
nēgen
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “neghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “negen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Zealandic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch nēgen.
Numeral edit
negen