negen

Meaning

Num

nine

Noun

1. (common-gender) a nine, an instance or representation of the digit nine
2. (common-gender) a nine, an instance or use (e.g. score or amount) of the number nine

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of negenen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of negenen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of negenen:

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,past,plural) inflection of nijgen:
2. (dated,form-of,formal,past,plural,subjunctive) inflection of nijgen:

Hyphenated as

ne‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneː.ɣə(n)/

Etymology

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".

Sentences

Mijn kinderen zijn negen en tien jaar oud .

My children are nine and ten years old.

Er werden negen resoluties aangenomen .

Nine resolutions were adopted.