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

    Numeral

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    Dutch numbers (edit)
    90
     ←  8 9 10  → 
        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, neë
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: negn
    • Jersey Dutch: nêxe
    • 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)

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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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      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