evne

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb.

Noun

evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner)

1. ability
2. power
3. capacity

Declension

Declension of evne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	evne	evnen	evner	evnerne
genitive	evnes	evnens	evners	evnernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), cognate with Swedish ämna.

Verb

evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet)

1. to be able to
2. to be capable of

Conjugation

Inflection of evne

	present	past
simple	evner	evnede
perfect	har evnet	havde evnet
passive	evnes	evnedes
participle	evnende	evnet
imperative	evn	—
infinitive	evne	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	evnen	—

Middle English

Noun

evne

1. Alternative form of hevene

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish evne, from Old Norse efni. Cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”).

Noun

evne f or m (definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

Derived terms

• bæreevne
• evneløs, evnelaus
• lasteevne
• ledningsevne
• manøvreringsevne
• tilpasningsevne, tilpassingsevne

 

References

• “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• evna (pre-2012)

Etymology

From Danish evne; doublet of emne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛvnə/

Noun

evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

Derived terms

• evnelaus
• lasteevne
• tilpassingsevne

Related terms

• evna (“to be able to”)

References

• “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.