eng
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
eng
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from Dutch eng (“narrow”), also compare Old English enge (“narrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *angī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
No mention of the word is found in any surviving Middle English text, save for the Middle English compound word ang-nail. Related to Dutch eng (“narrow”), German eng (“narrow”), Low German enj (“confined, narrow”), Luxembourgish enk (“narrow”).
Adjective edit
eng
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
Probably created in analogy with other names for nasal consonants em (m) and en (n).
Noun edit
eng (plural engs)
- Roman alphabet ŋ: The Latin-based letter formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Saami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages. In the IPA, it represents the voiced velar nasal, the ng sound in running and rink. .
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
(ŋ):
Anagrams edit
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *anga, related to Lithuanian angùs (“sluggish, lazy, idle”), éngti (“to strangle”), Latvian îgt (“to wear off, to languish”), and Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 (aggwus, “narrow”).[1]
Adjective edit
eng (feminine enge)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eng c (singular definite engen, plural indefinite enge)
- A meadow.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “eng” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “eng” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch enge, from Old Dutch *engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus. Cognate with German eng, from Old High German engi.
Adjective edit
eng (comparative enger, superlative engst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of eng | ||||
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uninflected | eng | |||
inflected | enge | |||
comparative | enger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | eng | enger | het engst het engste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | enge | engere | engste |
n. sing. | eng | enger | engste | |
plural | enge | engere | engste | |
definite | enge | engere | engste | |
partitive | engs | engers | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch enc.
Noun edit
eng m (plural engen)
- Alternative form of enk.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eng (strong nominative masculine singular enger, comparative enger, superlative am engsten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist eng | sie ist eng | es ist eng | sie sind eng | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | enger | enge | enges | enge |
genitive | engen | enger | engen | enger | |
dative | engem | enger | engem | engen | |
accusative | engen | enge | enges | enge | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der enge | die enge | das enge | die engen |
genitive | des engen | der engen | des engen | der engen | |
dative | dem engen | der engen | dem engen | den engen | |
accusative | den engen | die enge | das enge | die engen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein enger | eine enge | ein enges | (keine) engen |
genitive | eines engen | einer engen | eines engen | (keiner) engen | |
dative | einem engen | einer engen | einem engen | (keinen) engen | |
accusative | einen engen | eine enge | ein enges | (keine) engen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist enger | sie ist enger | es ist enger | sie sind enger | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | engerer | engere | engeres | engere |
genitive | engeren | engerer | engeren | engerer | |
dative | engerem | engerer | engerem | engeren | |
accusative | engeren | engere | engeres | engere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der engere | die engere | das engere | die engeren |
genitive | des engeren | der engeren | des engeren | der engeren | |
dative | dem engeren | der engeren | dem engeren | den engeren | |
accusative | den engeren | die engere | das engere | die engeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein engerer | eine engere | ein engeres | (keine) engeren |
genitive | eines engeren | einer engeren | eines engeren | (keiner) engeren | |
dative | einem engeren | einer engeren | einem engeren | (keinen) engeren | |
accusative | einen engeren | eine engere | ein engeres | (keine) engeren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am engsten | sie ist am engsten | es ist am engsten | sie sind am engsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | engster | engste | engstes | engste |
genitive | engsten | engster | engsten | engster | |
dative | engstem | engster | engstem | engsten | |
accusative | engsten | engste | engstes | engste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der engste | die engste | das engste | die engsten |
genitive | des engsten | der engsten | des engsten | der engsten | |
dative | dem engsten | der engsten | dem engsten | den engsten | |
accusative | den engsten | die engste | das engste | die engsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein engster | eine engste | ein engstes | (keine) engsten |
genitive | eines engsten | einer engsten | eines engsten | (keiner) engsten | |
dative | einem engsten | einer engsten | einem engsten | (keinen) engsten | |
accusative | einen engsten | eine engste | ein engstes | (keine) engsten |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Kosraean edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin. Compare Tagalog hangin, Malagasy anina, Pohnpeian ahng, Fijian cagi, Tongan angi, Samoan agi, Hawaiian ani.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eng
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
eng f
- Feminine singular indefinite article: a, an
- Si huet zwéin Hënn an eng Kaz.
- She has two dogs and a cat.
- Plural indefinite article: some; only used in wéi eng (“what kind of”), sou eng (“such, this kind of”), and to indicate a vague number before numerals and certain adjectives like ettlech
- Si huet eng fofzéng Kazen.
- She has some fifteen cats.
Declension edit
Luxembourgish indefinite articles | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
nom./acc. | en | eng | en | (eng) | |
dative | engem | enger | engem | (engen) | |
Plural forms indicate a vague number (before numerals and certain adjectives). |
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
eng
- Nonstandard spelling of ēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of éng.
- Nonstandard spelling of ěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of èng.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
eng f or m (definite singular enga or engen, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)
- a meadow
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “eng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eng f (definite singular enga, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)
- a meadow
Inflection edit
Historical inflection of eng
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. |
References edit
- “eng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
ēng
- Alternative form of ēnich
References edit
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *angijō f.
Noun edit
eng f or n
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- engibúi m
- engidalr m (“meadow-valley”)
- engidómr m
- engilykkja f (“an enclosed piece of meadow”)
- engimark n
- engishǫfn f (“possession of a meadow”)
- engiskiptisbúi m
- engiskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
- engismaðr m (“owner of a meadow”)
- engisprett n (“grasshopper, locust”)
- engiteigr m (“strip of meadow-land”)
- engiverk n (“meadow work”)
- engivǫxtr m (“that which grows upon meadows”)
- engjadómr m
- engjagrasnautn n (“grazing right”)
- engjamerki n (“boundary between meadow-lands”)
- engjaskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
- engjateigr m (“strip of meadow-land”)
- engjavǫxtr m
Descendants edit
References edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
eng c
See also edit
- eng. (“English”)
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Old Turkic 𐰭 (ŋ /eŋ/). Cognate with Azerbaijani ən, Kyrgyz эң (eŋ), Turkish en.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | энг (eng) |
Latin | eng |
Perso-Arabic |
eng
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eng f (plural engiau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ng.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
èng | unchanged | unchanged | hèng |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |