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See also eg., ég, .eg, e.g., EG, Eg, -eg-, and eg-

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[edit] English

[edit] Adverb

eg (not comparable)

Positive
eg

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Informal way of writing e.g.

[edit] Anagrams



[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eiǵ- (oak).

[edit] Noun

eg c. (singular definite egen, plural indefinite ege)

  1. (trees) oak

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

eg f. (plural eggen, diminutive egje)

  1. harrow

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ek.

[edit] Pronoun

eg (plural vit; possessive adjectives mín, mítt)

  1. I (first person singular personal pronoun)
    Eg eti døgurða — I am eating dinner.

[edit] Declension

Personal pronouns - Persónsfornøvn
Singular (eintal) 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative (hvørfall) eg hann hon tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) meg teg hana
Dative (hvørjumfall) mær tær honum henni
Genitive (hvørsfall) mín tín hansara hennara tess
Plural (fleirtal) 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative (hvørfall) vit tit teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) okkum tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum
Genitive (hvørsfall) okkara tykkara teirra

[edit] Synonyms

  • jeg (Suðuroy dialect)

[edit] Icelandic

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative ég, eg, ek þú hann hún, hon, hón það, þat
accusative mig, mik þig, þik hann hana það, þat
dative mér þér honum, hánum henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative við þið, þit þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ek.

[edit] Pronoun

eg (personal pronoun)

  1. (poetic, archaic) I (first person singular personal pronoun)

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[edit] Jamaican Creole

[edit] Noun

eg

  1. egg

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ek.

[edit] Pronoun

eg (nynorsk)

  1. I (first person singular personal pronoun)

[edit] References

  • eg” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

[edit] Pumpokol

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔes. Compare Kott ēš, Arin es,. Also from the same root is Pumpokol "sky".

[edit] Noun

eg

  1. God