Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

  1. possession, property
Declension
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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
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to have, to be closely related to [with accusative]
    Ég á skemmtilega konu.
    I have a funny wife.
  2. to possess, to own [with accusative]
    Synonym: vera með
  3. to have to, should
    Synonym: vera skylt
    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.
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

  1. a possession
Usage notes
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  • Often used in plural; eigur (possessions).
Declension
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Japanese

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Romanization

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eiga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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eiga

  1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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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

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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eiga f

  1. definite feminine singular of eige

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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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

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

  1. to have, own
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: eiga
  • Faroese: eiga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiga; (dialectal) ega
  • Elfdalian: iegå
  • Old Swedish: ǣgha, ēgha
  • Danish: eje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: eie
  • Old Gutnish: aiga

References

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

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *aigǭ.

Noun

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eiga f

  1. possession
  2. property
Declension
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Descendants
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References

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