eina
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans eina, from the Khoekhoe people of the Kalahari Desert: é + ná.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
eina
- (South Africa) Ouch! (an exclamation of pain)
- Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Khoekhoe (see eina).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
eina
Bavarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
eina
Usage notes[edit]
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier aïna, borrowed from Old Occitan aizina, from aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare Occitan aisina and French aise. Doublet of adjacent, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈɛj.nə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈəj.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈej.na]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
eina f (plural eines)
- tool
- Synonym: (Valencia) ferramenta
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “eina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “eina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Icelandic[edit]
Numeral[edit]
eina
Declension[edit]
declension of eina
Lithuanian[edit]
Verb[edit]
eina
Old Norse[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eina
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