eigi

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːjɪ/
• Rhymes: -aiːjɪ
• Homophones: eiði, Eiði, eiðið

Verb

eigi

1. first-person singular present of eiga

Icelandic

Adverb

eigi

1. (dated or formal) not

   eigi síðar en ― not later than

Synonyms

• (not): ekki, ei (archaic)

Verb

eigi

1. [he/she/it] owns, third-person singular subjunctive present tense of eiga ‘to own’
2. [I] own, first-person singular subjunctive present tense of eiga ‘to own’
3. [they] own, third-person plural subjunctive present tense of eiga ‘to own’

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

eigi

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of eigen

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From earlier ne eigi. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

eigi

2. not

   Synonyms: né, -at

Descendants

• Danish: ej, ikke
• Faroese: ei
• Icelandic: eigi, ei, ekki
• Norn: ye
• Norwegian Bokmål: ei, ikkje
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ei, ikkje
• Old Swedish: eigh, eighi, ey, ække, ikke
  • Swedish: ej, icke
• → North Frisian: ai, ei

References

• “eigi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aigô.

Noun

eigi m (genitive eiga)

2. possession
3. property

Declension

  Declension of eigi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eigi	eiginn	eigar	eigarnir
accusative	eiga	eigann	eiga	eigana
dative	eiga	eiganum	eigum	eigunum
genitive	eiga	eigans	eiga	eiganna

References

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on eigi.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch eigen.

Adjective

eigi

1. own