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eiga

Faroese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun edit

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

  1. possession, property
Declension edit
Declension of eiga
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eiguni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eiga eiganna
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb edit

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

  1. to have
  2. to own
  3. to beget, give birth to
  4. should, ought to
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of eiga (irregular)
infinitive eiga
supine átt
participle eigandi ?
present past
first singular eigi
(ár, á) 		átti
(á)
second singular eigur
(eigir)
(ár, á) 		átti
(á)
third singular eigur
(eigir)
(ár, á) 		átti
(á)
plural eiga áttu
imperative
singular eig!
plural eigið!

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb edit

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to have, to be closely related to
    Ég á skemmtilega konu.
    I have a funny wife.
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to possess, to own
  3. to have to, should
    Hann á að mæta í skólann, sama hvað foreldrar hans segja.
    He's supposed to show up for school, regardless of what his parents say.
  4. to be said to be by others
    The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.
    They say The Matrix is a good movie.
Conjugation edit
eiga — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að eiga
supine
(sagnbót) 		átt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		eigandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég á við eigum present
(nútíð) 		ég eigi við eigum
þú átt þið eigið þú eigir þið eigið
hann, hún, það á þeir, þær, þau eiga hann, hún, það eigi þeir, þær, þau eigi
past
(þátíð) 		ég átti við áttum past
(þátíð) 		ég ætti við ættum
þú áttir þið áttuð þú ættir þið ættuð
hann, hún, það átti þeir, þær, þau áttu hann, hún, það ætti þeir, þær, þau ættu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		eig (þú) eigið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
eigðu eigiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun edit

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

  1. a possession
Usage notes edit
  • Often used in plural; eigur (“possessions”).
Declension edit
declension of eiga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eigunni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eiga/eigna eiganna/eignanna

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

eiga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

eiga

  1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

  1. to own
    Er det du som eig denne klokka?
    Are you the one who owns this watch?

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

eiga f

  1. definite feminine singular of eige

References edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe. Cognate with Old English āgan, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aihan).

Verb edit

eiga (singular past indicative átti, plural past indicative áttu, past participle áttr)

  1. to have, own
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of eiga (preterite-present)
infinitive eiga
present participle eigandi
past participle átt
indicative present past
1st-person singular á átta
2nd-person singular átt áttir
3rd-person singular á átti
1st-person plural eigum áttum
2nd-person plural eiguð áttuð
3rd-person plural eigu áttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular eiga ætta
2nd-person singular eigir ættir
3rd-person singular eigi ætti
1st-person plural eigim ættim
2nd-person plural eigið ættið
3rd-person plural eigi ætti
imperative present
2nd-person singular eig
1st-person plural eigum
2nd-person plural eiguð
Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: eiga
  • Faroese: eiga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiga; (dialectal) ega
  • Elfdalian: iegå
  • Old Swedish: ǣgha, ēgha
  • Danish: eje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: eie
  • Old Gutnish: aiga

References edit

  • “eiga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *aigǭ.

Noun edit

eiga f

  1. possession
  2. property
Declension edit
  Declension of eiga (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eigunni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eigna eignanna
Descendants edit

References edit

  • “eiga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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