elkeen

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From (chiefly dialectal) Dutch elkeen, from elk +‎ een.

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (file)

Pronoun[edit]

elkeen

everyone; everybody

Synonyms[edit]

elk; ieder; iedereen (all rather rare)
almal

Related terms[edit]

elke

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of elk (“each”) +‎ een (“one”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɛlkˈeːn/, /ɛlˈkeːn/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: elk‧een
Rhymes: -eːn

Pronoun[edit]

elkeen

(dialectal) everyone, everybody

Descendants[edit]

Afrikaans: elkeen
Negerhollands: elkeen, ekeren

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

elkeen

genitive singular of elje

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