nineteen

Meaning

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

Synonyms

19

xix

XIX

Translations

dix-neuf

19

diciannove

19

neunzehn

19

diecinueve

19

negentien

19

dinou

19

δεκαεννιά

dezanove

19

undeviginti

19

on dokuz

19

dezenove

δεκαεννέα

تسعة عشر

19

19

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaɪntiːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nynetene

Inherited from Old English: niġontīene

Cognate with Dutch: negentien

Cognate with Low German: negenteihn

Cognate with Hunsrik: neinzen

Cognate with German: neunzehn

Cognate with Danish: nitten

In summary

From Middle English nynetene, nintene, from Old English niġontīene, niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Cognate with Dutch negentien, Low German negenteihn, Hunsrik neinzen, German neunzehn, Danish nitten.
Equivalent to nine + -teen