Dutch

Numeral

negen (invariable)

1. (cardinal) nine

Noun

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

Verb

negen

1. first-person singular present indicative of negenen
2. imperative of negenen

Etymology 2

Verb

negen

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of nijgen

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German neun, English nine.

Numeral

negen

1. nine (9)

German Low German

Alternative forms

• nëgen, nëge (Low Prussian)

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German neun, English nine.

Numeral

negen

1. nine (9)

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• neghen

Etymology

From Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from 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