negen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ne‧gen
• Rhymes: -eːɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch nēgen, from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, reflecting earlier *newunt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥, with -t added through influence of "ten".

Numeral

Dutch numbers ^(edit)

	90
←  8	9	10  →
Cardinal: negen     Ordinal: negende

negen (invariable)

1. nine

Noun

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

• negeling
• negendaags
• negenderhande
• negenderlei
• negendraad
• negenduizend
• negenentwintig
• negenerlei
• negenhoek
• negenhonderd
• negenjarig
• negenkracht
• negenlesse
• negenmaal
• negenman
• negenmanneken
• negenmis
• negenoog
• negenproef
• negental
• negentien
• negentig
• negentoon
• negenurenmis
• negenvoud
• negenvoudig
• negenweker
• negenwerf

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nege

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

negen

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of negenen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of negenen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

negen

1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of nijgen

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Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German neun, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English nine.

Numeral

negen

1. nine (9)

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• nëgen, nëge (Low Prussian)

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German neun, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English nine.

Numeral

negen

1. nine (9)

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, reflecting earlier *newunt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥, with -t added through influence of "ten".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːɣən/

Numeral

nēgen

1. nine

Descendants

• Dutch: negen
• Limburgish: nege
• Zealandic: negen

Further reading

• “neghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “negen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nēgen, from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, reflecting earlier *newunt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥, with -t added through influence of "ten".

Numeral

negen

1. nine