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-West Germanic *neun, 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

  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
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: nege, neë
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: negn
  • Jersey Dutch: nêxe
  • Negerhollands: negen, neegen, negon
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: negen
  • → Aukan: neigin
  • → Sranan Tongo: neigi
    • → Saramaccan: neígi, neni

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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

negen

  1. inflection of nijgen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (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

  1. nine (9)

German Low German

German Low German cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : negen
    Ordinal : negent

Alternative forms

  • nägen
  • nëgen, nëge (Low Prussian)

Etymology

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

Numeral

negen

  1. nine (9)

Coordinate terms

Cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— null een twee/twei dree/drei veer fiev/fief söß/söss/seß sæben/söven acht negen/nägen
1— teihn/tein/tien ölven/elf twölf dörteihn veerteihn föffteihn sössteihn söventeihn achtteihn negenteihn
2— twintig eenuntwintig tweeuntwintig dreeuntwintig veeruntwintig fiefuntwintig sössuntwintig sövenuntwintig achtuntwintig negenuntwintig
3— dörtig eenundörtig tweeundörtig dreeundörtig veerundörtig fiefundörtig sössundörtig sövenundörtig achtundörtig negenundörtig
4— veertig eenunveertig tweeunveertig dreeunveertig veerunveertig fiefunveertig sössunveertig sövenunveertig achtunveertig negenunveertig
5— föfftig eenunföfftig tweeunföfftig dreeunföfftig veerunföfftig fiefunföfftig sössunföfftig sövenunföfftig achtunföfftig negenunföfftig
6— sösstig eenunsösstig tweeunsösstig dreeunsösstig veerunsösstig fiefunsösstig sössunsösstig sövenunsösstig achtunsösstig negenunsösstig
7— söventig eenunsöventig tweeunsöventig dreeunsöventig veerunsöventig fiefunsöventig sössunsöventig sövenunsöventig achtunsöventig negenunsöventig
8— achtig
tachentig		 eenunachtig
eenuntachentig		 tweeunachtig
tweeuntachentig		 dreeunachtig
dreeuntachentig		 veerunachtig
veeruntachentig		 fiefunachtig
fiefuntachentig		 sössunachtig
sössuntachentig		 sövenunachtig
sövenuntachentig		 achtunachtig
achtuntachentig		 negenunachtig
negenuntachentig
9— negentig eenunnegentig tweeunnegentig dreeunnegentig veerunnegentig fiefunnegentig sössunnegentig sövenunnegentig achtunnegentig negenunnegentig
Cardinal numbers from 100 onward
  • 100: hunnert
  • 103: dusend, duusend, eendusend
  • 104: teihndusend
  • 106: Milljon
  • 1012: Billjon
  • 1015: Billjard

…

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːɣən/

Numeral

nēgen

  1. nine

Descendants

  • Dutch: negen
    • Afrikaans: nege, neë
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: negn
    • Jersey Dutch: nêxe
    • Negerhollands: negen, neegen, negon
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: negen
    • → Aukan: neigin
    • → Sranan Tongo: neigi
      • → Saramaccan: neígi, neni
  • 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

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nēgen.

Numeral

negen

  1. nine
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