enich

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Determiner

ênich

1. any
2. a bit of
3. whichever

Inflection

Determiner
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative		ênich	ênigge	ênich	ênigge
Accusative		êniggen	ênigge	ênich	ênigge
Genitive		ênichs	ênigger	ênichs	ênigger
Dative		êniggen	ênigger	êniggen	êniggen

Descendants

• Dutch: enig
• Limburgish: einig

Pronoun

ênich

1. anyone, whoever
2. anything, whichever

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

ênich

1. unique
2. special
3. lonely

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	ênich	ênigge	ênich	ênigge
	Definite	ênigge		ênigge
Accusative	Indefinite	êniggen	ênigge	ênich	ênigge
	Definite			ênigge
Genitive		ênichs	ênigger	ênichs	ênigger
Dative		êniggen	ênigger	êniggen	êniggen

Derived terms

• ênigen

Descendants

• Dutch: enig

Further reading

• “enich (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “enich (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “enich (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “enich (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• ānich
• ēng, āng

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Cognates include Old English ǣniġ and Old Saxon ēnig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːniχ/, [ˈɛːniχ]

Determiner

ēnich

1. any

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: eenich
• West Frisian: ienich

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN