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eg

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eg"

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Adverb edit

eg (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of e.g.

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Dutch echt.

Adjective edit

eg (attributive egte, comparative egter, superlative egste)

  1. real

Adverb edit

eg

  1. Emphasizes the authenticity of the modified adjective
    Potjiekos is 'n verwysing na 'n eg Suid-Afrikaanse kooktegniek

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch eg.

Noun edit

eg (plural êe or egge)

  1. (agriculture) harrow
Synonyms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Dutch eggen.

Verb edit

eg (present eg, present participle eggende, past participle geëg)

  1. to harrow; to work the land with a harrow
Alternative forms edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

eg c (singular definite egen, plural indefinite ege)

  1. oak, oak tree (tree or wood)

Inflection edit

Declension of eg
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eg egen ege egene
genitive egs egens eges egenes

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: eg
  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch egge, ultimately from the root of egge (“corner, edge”), similar to German eggen (“to harrow”).

Noun edit

eg f (plural eggen, diminutive egje n)

  1. harrow
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: eg, ê

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

eg

  1. inflection of eggen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams edit

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek (whence also Old English iċ, Old High German ih), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

eg (plural vit, possessive adjectives mín, mítt)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
    Eg eti døgurða.
    I am eating dinner.

Declension edit

Faroese personal pronouns
Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn)
Singular (eintal) 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masc. 3rd person fem. 3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall) eg, jeg tú hann hon tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) meg, mjeg teg, tjeg hana
Dative (hvørjumfall) mær tær honum henni tí
Genitive (hvørsfall) mín tín hansara, hans† hennara, hennar† tess
Plural (fleirtal) 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masc. 3rd person fem. 3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall) vit tit teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) okkum tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum, teim†
Genitive (hvørsfall) okkara tykkara teirra

Synonyms edit

  • jeg (Suðuroy dialect)

Further reading edit

  • "eg" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic edit

Alternative forms edit

  • ek (very archaic)
  • ég (modern)

Etymology edit

From older Icelandic ek, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare with Faroese eg, Norn eg and Norwegian Nynorsk eg.

Pronoun edit

eg

  1. (poetic, archaic) I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also edit

  Icelandic personal pronouns
Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative ég, eg†, ek† þú hann hún, hon†, hón† það, þat†
accusative mig, mik† þig, þik† hann hana það, þat†
dative mér þér honum, hánum† henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative við þið, þit† þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra

Jamaican Creole edit

Noun edit

eg (plural eg dem, quantified eg)

  1. Alternative spelling of egg

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Doublet of ey.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

eg (plural egges)

  1. (chiefly Northern) egg
    Synonym: (more common) ey

Descendants edit

References edit

Norn edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun edit

eg

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Akin to English I.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛː(ɡ)/, /eː(ɡ)/
  • (Widespread forms) IPA(key): /eː(ɡ)/, /ɛː(ɡ)/, /æː(ɡ)/, as well as forms based on je or jeg in Eastern areas.
    • (Romsdal/Sunndal/Lesja) IPA(key): /iː/
    • (Selbu/Lierne) IPA(key): /iː/
  • (Diphthongised forms) IPA(key): /eiː(ɡ)/, /ɛːɪ/, /ɪɛɡ/
    • (Namdal) IPA(key): [ɛɪːɡ], [ɛɪːɣ]
    • (Sunnmøre) IPA(key): [a̝ːi], [ɛːɪ], [eːɪ]
    • (Flå, Horg) IPA(key): [ɛi]
    • (North-Østerdalen) IPA(key): [ɛi], [ɛɪ]
      • (Settler dialects in Bardu) IPA(key): [ɛɪ]
    • (Setesdal) IPA(key): [i̞eɡ], [ɪɛ̝ɡ̥]

Pronoun edit

eg (accusative meg)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also edit

Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns
person first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative eg, je1 du han ho det, dat2
accusative meg deg seg han, honom2 ho, henne2 det, dat2
dative2 meg deg seg honom henne di2
genitive min din sin hans hennar, hennes1 dess3
case plural
nominative me, vi de, dokker dei
accusative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg dei, deim2
dative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg deim2
genitive vår, okkar dykkar, dokkar sin deira, deires1
1Obsolete. 2Landsmål. 3Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.


Noun edit

eg n (definite singular eget, uncountable)

  1. (metaphysics) I, ego

References edit

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ēġ f

  1. Alternative form of īeġ

Pumpokol edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔes. Compare Kott ēš, Arin es, eš. Also from the same root is Pumpokol eč (“sky”).

Noun edit

eg

  1. God

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

eg

  1. imperative of ega
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