ein
Bourguignon edit
Etymology edit
Article edit
Breton edit
Noun edit
ein
Dutch Low Saxon edit
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
ein m (indefinite article)
Article edit
ein n (indefinite article)
Numeral edit
ein
Faroese edit
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrsti Distributive : einir | ||
Etymology edit
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
ein (neuter eitt)
- a, an
- ein góður maður ― a good man
- ein góð kvinna ― a good woman
- eitt gott barn ― a good child
- einir góðir skógvar ― a good pair of shoes
Declension edit
ein, eitt (a, one) - article, numeral, adjective, indefinite pronoun | |||
Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
Nominative (hvørfall) | ein | ein | eitt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | eina | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | einum | eini / einari | einum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eins) | (einar) | (eins) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
Nominative (hvørfall) | einir | einar | eini |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | einar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | einum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eina) |
Numeral edit
ein (neuter eitt)
- one (1)
- ein maður og tvær kvinnur ― one man and two women
- ein kvinna og tveir menn ― one woman and two men
- einar buksur og tveir skógvar ― one pair of trousers and two pair of shoes
- ein dagin
- one day, someday
Usage notes edit
When counting, use the neuter forms: eitt, tvey, trý, ...
Adjective edit
ein (neuter eitt, plural einar)
- same
- Teir fóru allir ein veg.
- They all went the same way.
- alone
- Hon sat í borgin ein.
- She sat in the castle alone.
- approximate
- einar hundrað krónur ― approximately 100 kroner
Pronoun edit
ein (neuter eitt)
- one
- ein sigur ― one says
Derived terms edit
- ein og hvør (“everybody”)
- eitt nú (“for instance”)
Finnish edit
Noun edit
ein
- instructive plural of ee
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein Ordinal: erste Sequence adverb: erstens Ordinal abbreviation: 1. Adverbial: einmal Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal Multiplier: einfach Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach Fractional: Ganzes | ||||
German Wikipedia article on 1 |
From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein.
Compare German Low German en, ein, Dutch een, English one, Danish en, Norwegian Nynorsk ein.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /aɪ̯n/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ən/, /n̩/ (for the article, chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /aɛ̯n/ (Austria)
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
Numeral edit
ein m or n
- (cardinal number) one
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- I had ordered just one beer.
- the same
- Synonym: derselbe
- Als wir klein waren, schliefen mein Bruder und ich in einem Bett.
- When we were little, my brother and I slept in the same bed.
Usage notes edit
- In counting, the form eins is used: eins zu null (“one–nil”) (sport result). The name of the number one, as a noun, is Eins.
- In order to distinguish the numeral ("one") from the indefinite article ("a, an"), the former (which is stressed in pronunciation) may be printed in italics or with increased letterspacing:
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- ein can stay uninflected as in ein oder zwei Wochen (“one or two weeks”), ein bis zwei Wochen (“one to two weeks”)
- ein can be governed by the definite article to mean "the one": Ich hatte nur das eine Bier bestellt. (“I had ordered just the one beer.”)
Alternative forms edit
Article edit
ein m or n
Usage notes edit
- In the vernacular, the diphthong ei- is usually not pronounced in the indefinite article, which gives rise to the informal contractions 'n, 'ne, 'nem, 'ner (dative), and 'nen. (There are no contracted genitive forms.)
- Earlier contracted forms which are not in use anymore are eim for einem and eins for eines (as in "eins Mann[e]s", "eins Kind[e]s"). Even older forms are ein for eine (as in ein Frau), einm for einem and einr for einer.
Declension edit
Declension of ein | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | ein | eine | ein | – |
genitive | eines | einer | eines | – |
dative | einem | einer | einem | – |
accusative | einen | eine | ein | – |
Alternative forms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- 100: hundert, einhundert
- 103: tausend, eintausend
- 104: zehntausend (Myriade)
- 106: Million (tausendmaltausend, tausendtausend)
- 109: Milliarde
- 1012: Billion
- 1015: Billiarde
- 1018: Trillion
- 1021: Trilliarde
- 1024: Quadrillion
- 1027: Quadrilliarde
- 1030: Quintillion
- 1033: Quintilliarde
- 1036: Sextillion
- 1039: Sextilliarde
- 1042: Septillion
- 1045: Septilliarde
- 1048: Oktillion
- 1051: Oktilliarde
- 1054: Nonillion
- 1057: Nonilliarde
- 1060: Dezillion
- 1063: Dezilliarde
- 1066: Undezillion
- 1069: Undezilliarde
- 1072: Duodezillion
- 1075: Duodezilliarde
- 1078: Tredezillion
- 1081: Tredezilliarde
- 1084: Quattuordezillion
- 1087: Quattuordezilliarde
…
- 10100: Googol
…
- 10120: Vigintillion
- 10123: Vigintilliarde
…
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Related to in (like also ein-), from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare English in-.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ein
- (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
- ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
- derein, feldein, hafenein, herein, hierein, hinein, jahrein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein
- 1843, Carl Friedrich Friccius, Geschichte des Krieges in den Jahren 1813 und 184. Mit besonderer Rücksicht auf Ostpreussen und das Königsbergsche Landwehrbataillon, page 418:
- Rund herum gerieth Alles in Flammen. Eine Menge Kugeln aus der Festung schlugen dicht neben, über und hinter uns, oder mit fürchterlichem Geprassel in den Wald ein; keine aber traf und der Himmel beschützte uns wunderbar.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Adjective edit
ein (strong nominative masculine singular einer, not comparable)
- (predicative) on
- Synonyms: eingeschaltet, an, angeschaltet
- Antonyms: aus, ausgeschaltet
- Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?)
- Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Further reading edit
- “ein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ein” in Duden online
- ein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Anagrams edit
German Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
ein m or n (indefinite article)
- Alternative spelling of en (“a, an”)
Numeral edit
ein
- Alternative spelling of en (“one (1)”)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ein
- alone
- Hún er ein.
- She is alone.
Numeral edit
ein
- inflection of einn:
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ein
- The name of the Latin-script letter n.
See also edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
ein
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrste | ||
Alternative forms edit
- einn (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Akin to English one, an.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɛɪːn/, [ɛ̝ɪ̯ːn], [æɪ̯ːn]
- (South West, Setesdal) IPA(key): [a̝e̯ːn]
- (North West) IPA(key): [ɛ̞ɪ̯ɲː], [æi̯ɲː]
Numeral edit
éin m (feminine éi, neuter eitt)
- one (cardinal number 1)
Derived terms edit
Article edit
ein m (indefinite singular feminine ei, indefinite singular neuter eit)
- a, an (indefinite article) (Indefinite masculine singular article.)
- Eg skal selja ein båt.
- I am going to sell a boat.
- Ein raud blome.
- A red flower.
Declension edit
Pronoun edit
ein (genitive eins)
- one (indefinite personal pronoun)
- Ein skal ikkje tru på alt ein høyrer.
- One should not believe everything one is told.
- someone
- Eg kjenner ein som kan spela trombone.
- I know someone who can play the trombone.
Adverb edit
ein
- circa, approximately, about
- Synonym: ei
- Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.
- It lies about two to three kilometres away.
References edit
- “ein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Old Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ēin
- Alternative form of āin
References edit
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old High German edit
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Cardinal : ein | ||
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ain, whence also Old English ān, Old Norse einn.
Numeral edit
ein
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
ein
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Adjective edit
ein
- inflection of einn:
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh yn, an, from Old Welsh an. Compare Breton hon.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
ein (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
- our
- Buodd ein ci a’n cath yn gyfeillion pennaf.
- Our dog and our cat were best friends.
Pronoun edit
ein (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
- us (as the direct object of a verbal noun)
- Os oes problem, cofiwch ein hysbysu i’n helpu i’w datrys yn gyflym.
- If there is a problem, remember to inform us to help us to solve it quickly.
Usage notes edit
- Ni is often added after the noun or verbnoun which ein precedes. In formal language, this is done to emphasise the determiner or pronoun. In colloquial language, it is not necessarily an indicator of emphasis, and is often included with the determiner and always included with the pronoun. The exception to the latter case is in passive constructions employing cael, where ni is never used.
- In formal Welsh, the contraction 'n is a valid form of ein found after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, ein is often contracted to 'n after almost any vowel-final word.
- Pronomial ein or 'n can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'n is found only in formal language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles. See entry for 'n for more information.
- The colloquial pronunciation /ən/ is the original pronunciation, as shown by the Middle Welsh form yn. The more careful pronunciation /ei̯n/ is a later spelling pronunciation.
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Frisian *ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ein c (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading edit
- “ein (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī.
Noun edit
ein c or n (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading edit
- “ein (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola edit
Noun edit
ein
- Alternative form of ieen (“eyes”)
References edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 38