eina

See also: Eina and einä

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Khoekhoe people (bushmen) of the Kalahari Desert: é +‎ ná

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪnə/
• Rhymes: -eɪnə

Interjection

eina

1. (South Africa) Ouch! (an exclamation of pain)

   Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!

References

• Lost Khoisan Tribe

Anagrams

• NAEI, anie

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Afrikaans

Interjection

eina

1. ouch!

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Catalan

Etymology

From earlier aïna, from , from aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare Occitan aisina and French aise. Doublet of adjacent, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛj.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈəj.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈej.na]

Noun

eina f (plural eines)

1. tool

   Synonym: (Valencia) ferramenta

Further reading

• “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.

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German

Adjective

eina (not comparable)

1. (Namibia) painful

Adverb

eina

1. (Austria) Alternative form of herein

Interjection

1. (South Africa, Namibia) ouch

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Icelandic

Numeral

eina

1. accusative feminine singular of einn

Declension

declension of eina

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	einn	ein	eitt	einir	einar	ein
accusative	einn	eina	eitt	eina	einar	ein
dative	einum	einni	einu	einum	einum	einum
genitive	eins	einnar	eins	einna	einna	einna

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Lithuanian

Verb

eina

1. third-person singular present of eiti
2. third-person plural present of eiti