nineteen

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US /ˈnaɪnˌtin/ UK /ˈnaɪntiːn/ See IPA manual

num adj noun Freq #11365

Meanings

1

num
The number 19, coming after eighteen and before twenty.

She turns nineteen next month.
2

noun
The figure or number 19.

Write a nineteen at the top of the page.

Etymology

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

nyntene Middle English niġontīene Old English *newuntehun Proto-Germanic

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# nineteen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** num, adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈnaɪnˌtin
**IPA (UK):** ˈnaɪntiːn
**Frequency rank:** 11365

## Meanings
1. The number 19, coming after eighteen and before twenty.
2. The figure or number 19.

## Examples
- She turns nineteen next month.
- Write a nineteen at the top of the page.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nyntene
- Root: niġontīene
- Root: *newuntehun

## Etymology
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

## AI Etymology
Nineteen comes 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. Modern senses include the number 19, coming after eighteen and before twenty and the figure or number 19.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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