einn
IcelandicEdit
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Cardinal : einn Ordinal : fyrstur | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål en, Faroese ein and Danish en.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
einn (feminine ein, neuter eitt)
PronounEdit
einn
AdjectiveEdit
einn
- alone
- 1894, Sigfús B. Blöndal, “Skapbrigði (sex kvæði frá ýmsum tímum)”, in Sunnanfari; mánaðarblað með myndum, volume IV, number 3, page 20:
- Ég er einn, svo óttalega einn.
- I am alone, so terribly alone.
DeclensionEdit
declension of einn
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
See alsoEdit
- ás (noun)
ReferencesEdit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 148. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
AnagramsEdit
Old NorseEdit
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Cardinal: einn Ordinal: fyrstr Multiplier: einfaldr Distributive: einfaldliga Fractional: heill |
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Old Saxon en, Old English an, Old Frisian en, Old High German ein, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains).
NumeralEdit
einn
PronounEdit
einn
AdjectiveEdit
einn
DeclensionEdit
Strong declension of einn
Weak declension of einn