engen

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Danish

Noun

engen c

  1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of eng

Dutch

Noun

engen

  1. plural of eng

German

Adjective

engen

  1. inflection of eng:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋen/, [ˈæŋən]

Etymology 1

Article

engen

  1. (deprecated template usage) dative plural of en; used to give a rough number, like English some
    D’Spill gouf vun engen zéngdausend Spectateuren besicht.
    The game was attended by some ten thousand spectators.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German engen. From the adjective enk.

Verb

engen (third-person singular present engt, past participle gëengt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (rare outside compounds) to make narrow or tight
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive engen
participle gëengt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular engen
2nd singular engs eng
3rd singular engt
1st plural engen
2nd plural engt engt
3rd plural engen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

engen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of eng