eigen
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (“to own”), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eigen (not comparable)
Inflection[edit]
Declension 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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: eie
- Berbice Creole Dutch: egn
- Jersey Dutch: āixe
- Negerhollands: eegen, eigen
- Sranan Tongo: eigi
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eigen (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[edit]
1Rare.
1Rare.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: eigen-
Further reading[edit]
Manchu[edit]
Romanization[edit]
eigen
- Romanization of ᡝᡳᡤᡝᠨ
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Dutch *eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan.
Verb[edit]
eigen
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Former past participle of the verb.
Adjective[edit]
eigen
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse eiginn. Akin to English own.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eigen 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[edit]
See also[edit]
- egen (Bokmål)
References[edit]
- “eigen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Dutch eigen, English own.
Adjective[edit]
eigen
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “eigen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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