eigi

Faroese

Pronunciation

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

Verb

eigi

1. first-person singular present of at eiga

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Icelandic

Adverb

eigi

1. (dated) not

Synonyms

• (not): ekki, ei (dated)

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’

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

eigi

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

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *aigô.

Noun

eigi m (genitive eiga)

1. possession
2. 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.

Etymology 2

From earlier ne eigi.

Adverb

eigi

1. not

Synonyms

• ekki

Descendants

• Danish: ej
• Faroese: ei
• Icelandic: eigi, ei
• Norn: ye
• Norwegian: ei
• Swedish: ej

References

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

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch eigen.

Adjective

eigi

1. own