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eg

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eg"

EnglishEdit

 
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AdverbEdit

eg (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of e.g.

AnagramsEdit

AcehneseEdit

VerbEdit

eg

  1. to sleep

ReferencesEdit

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch echt.

AdjectiveEdit

eg (attributive egte, comparative egter, superlative egste)

  1. real

AdverbEdit

eg

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

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch eg.

NounEdit

eg (plural êe or egge)

  1. (agriculture) harrow
SynonymsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From Dutch eggen.

VerbEdit

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

  1. to harrow; to work the land with a harrow
Alternative formsEdit

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eg c (singular definite egen, plural indefinite ege)

  1. oak, oak tree (tree or wood)

InflectionEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

eg f (plural eggen, diminutive egje n)

  1. harrow
Alternative formsEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: eg, ê

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

eg

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

AnagramsEdit

FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

eg (plural vit, possessive adjectives mín, mítt)

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

DeclensionEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

  • jeg (Suðuroy dialect)

Further readingEdit

  • "eg" at Sprotin.fo

IcelandicEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • ek (very archaic)
  • ég (modern)

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronounEdit

eg

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

See alsoEdit

  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 CreoleEdit

NounEdit

eg (plural: eg dem or egs dem, quantified: eg)

  1. Alternative spelling of egg

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eg (plural egges)

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

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

NornEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronounEdit

eg

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛː(ɡ)/, [ɛ̝ːɡ], [ɛ̝ː], /eː(ɡ)/, [eːɡ], [eː], (unstressed) [əɡ], [ə]
  • (some dialects) IPA(key): [iː], [ɛ̝ːk], [ɛ̝i̯ː]
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /æː(ɡ)/, [æː], [æːɡ]
  • (Namdal) IPA(key): [æː], [æːɡ], [æːɣ], [æːi̯ɡ]
  • (Flå) IPA(key): [æː], [æɪː]

PronounEdit

eg (accusative meg)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See alsoEdit

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.


NounEdit

eg n (definite singular eget, uncountable)

  1. (metaphysics) I, ego

ReferencesEdit

Old EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ēġ f

  1. Alternative form of īeġ

PumpokolEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

eg

  1. God

SwedishEdit

VerbEdit

eg

  1. imperative of ega.
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