eigen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (“to own”), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editeigen (not comparable)
- own, private (not shared)
- Na lang sparen heb ik eindelijk een eigen auto.
- After saving up for a long time, I finally have my own car.
- characteristic, typical, specific
Declension
editDeclension of eigen | ||||
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uninflected | eigen | |||
inflected | eigen | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | eigen | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | eigen | ||
n. sing. | eigen | |||
plural | eigen | |||
definite | eigen | |||
partitive | eigens |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: eie
- Berbice Creole Dutch: egn
- Jersey Dutch: āixe
- Negerhollands: eegen, eigen
- Sranan Tongo: eigi
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Cognate with Dutch eigen, English own.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editeigen (strong nominative masculine singular eigener or eigner, comparative (rare) eigener or eigner, superlative (rare) am eigensten)
- own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary
Usage notes
edit- The comparison forms are rather rare and may be considered incorrect by some language users.
Declension
edit1Rare.
1Rare.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: eigen-
Further reading
editManchu
editRomanization
editeigen
- Romanization of ᡝᡳᡤᡝᠨ
Middle Dutch
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Dutch *eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan.
Verb
editeigen
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editFormer past participle of the verb.
Adjective
editeigen
Inflection
editAdjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | eigen | eigen, eigene | eigen | eigen, eigene |
Definite | eigen, eigene | eigen, eigene | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | eigenen | eigen, eigene | eigen | eigen, eigene |
Definite | eigen, eigene | ||||
Genitive | Indefinite | eigens | eigenre | eigens | eigenre |
Definite | eigens, eigenen | eigens, eigenen | |||
Dative | eigenen | eigenre | eigenen | eigenen |
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “eighin (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eigen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eigen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse eiginn. Akin to English own.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editeigen m (feminine eiga, neuter eige, plural eigne)
- own (belonging to (determiner))
- Dei har fått seg eige hus no.
- They have gotten their own house now.
- special, unique, peculiar
- Det er noko eige over dette.
- There is something special about this.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- egen (Bokmål)
References
edit- “eigen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Dutch eigen, English own.
Adjective
editeigen
Inflection
editThis adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “eigen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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