eina
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans eina, from the Khoekhoe people of the Kalahari Desert: é + ná.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
eina
- (South Africa) Ouch! (an exclamation of pain)
- Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!
References edit
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Khoekhoe (see eina).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
eina
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
eina
Usage notes edit
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
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Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier aïna, borrowed from Old Occitan aizina, from aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare Occitan aisina and French aise. Doublet of adjacent, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈɛj.nə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈəj.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈej.na]
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
eina f (plural eines)
- tool
- Synonym: (Valencia) ferramenta
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “eina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “eina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Icelandic edit
Numeral edit
eina
Declension edit
Lithuanian edit
Verb edit
eina
Old Norse edit
Adjective edit
eina
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