egen
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /ˈɑjən/, [ˈɑjn̩], [ˈɑ̈jn̩]
Adjective edit
egen (neuter eget, plural and definite singular attributive egne)
Adjective edit
egen (neuter egent or eget, definite and plural egne)
Noun edit
egen c
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
ég (“sky”) + -en (“on”, case suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
egen
- (slightly folksy) Alternative form of égen, superessive singular of ég
- 1866, János Arany, translator, Shakespeare’s Hamlet:[1]
- Több dolgok vannak földön és egen, / Horatio, mintsem bölcselmetek / Álmodni képes.
- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
- 1866, János Arany, translator, Shakespeare’s Hamlet:[1]
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German eigenen. Cognate with English own, German eignen, from egen.
Verb edit
egen (past singular egen, past participle egent, auxiliary verb hebben)
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | egen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | egen | egen |
| 2nd person singular | egens(t) | egens(t) |
| 3rd person singular | egen(t) | egen |
| plural | egent, egenen | eegnen, egen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | egen(e) | |
| plural | egent | |
| participle | present | past |
| egen | (e)egent, geegent | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- (of determiner) eigen
Etymology edit
From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“to own, to possess”).
Adjective edit
egen (neuter singular egent, definite singular and plural egne)
- peculiar, odd
- obstinate, pertinacious, uncompromising
- Han er ganske egen av seg.
- He is quite pertinacious.
Derived terms edit
Determiner edit
egen (neuter singular eget, definite singular and plural egne)
- own (possessed by someone)
- Google slipper egen nettleser
- Google releases (its) own web browser
- Google slipper egen nettleser
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- eigen (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “egen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Equivalent to äga + -en. Cognate with English own.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
egen
- peculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal, individualistic
- Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.
- She has the finest and most unique fashion style.
Declension edit
| Inflection of egen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | egen | egnare | egnast |
| Neuter singular | eget | egnare | egnast |
| Plural | egna | egnare | egnast |
| Masculine plural3 | egne | egnare | egnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | egne | egnare | egnaste |
| All | egna | egnare | egnaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms edit
Pronoun edit
egen
- own, of my own (belonging to one and only one (determiner))
- Jag vill ha en egen hund.
- I want a dog of my own.
- Det där är min alldeles egna häst.
- That is my very own horse.
- Boken är faktiskt min egen.
- The book is actually my own.
- Alex har sitt eget hus.
- Alex has his own house.
Usage notes edit
Variably classified as pronoun and adjective, where the set of inflections very much resembles that of an adjective, but they are used in somewhat different situations:
- Following numbers, indefinite articles or possessive pronouns: egen, eget or egna depending on whether the noun is common, neuter or plural, respectively. (Had the word been a pure adjective, possessive pronouns would always have required the form "egna")
- Following definite article, adjectives or adverbs (in particular the word alldeles): egna