eegen
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. For the preservation of intervocalic -g- as a gliding sound after Middle High German -ei- compare iwwerzeegen.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eegen (masculine eegenen, neuter eegent, comparative méi eegen, superlative am eegensten)
- own
- Dat ass wouer, ech hunn et mat eegenen Ae gesinn.
- It's true, I saw it with my own eyes.
- peculiar, odd, eccentric
- Si ass e bëssen eegen.
- She’s a bit peculiar.
Declension edit
declension of eegen
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass eegen | si ass eegen | et ass eegen | si si(nn) eegen | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | eegenen | eegen | eegent | eegen |
| independent without determiner | eegenes | eegener | |||
| dative | after any declined word | eegenen | eegener | eegenen | eegenen |
| as first declined word | eegenem | eegenem | |||