neun

Meaning

nine (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 9; or this many dots: •••••••••)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɔʏ̯n/

Etymology

From Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognate with Dutch negen, English nine, West Frisian njoggen, Danish ni, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun).

Cognate with Dutch

negen

Cognate with English

nine

Cognate with Western Frisian

njoggen

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Sentences

Das Modell wurde neun
9

Monate lang produziert .

The model was produced for nine months.

Nach Krieg und Pest war die Gemeinde auf neun
9

Familien zusammengeschrumpft.

After war and plague, the community had shrunk to nine families.

Die Gattung umfasst neun
9

Arten , die im östlichen Asien leben .

The genus includes nine species that live in eastern Asia.

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