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nineteen

/ˈnaɪntiːn/ noun

In Latin: ūndēvīgintī Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nineteen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one.

adjective

  1. Being one more than eighteen.

Origin

From Middle English nyntene, nynetene, 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

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