engi

See also: engi-

Äiwoo

Verb

engi

1. to cry

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• eng

Etymology

From Old Norse eng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiɲcɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiɲcɪ

Noun

engi n (genitive singular engis, nominative plural engi)

1. meadow (field or pasture)

Declension

Declension of engi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	engi	engið	engi	engin
accusative	engi	engið	engi	engin
dative	engi	enginu	engjum	engjunum
genitive	engis	engisins	engja	engjanna

Anagrams

• eign

Japanese

Romanization

engi

1. Rōmaji transcription of えんぎ

Mimi of Decorse

Etymology

The term is superficially similar to Maba(n) *anǯi, but Starostin notes that "the attested isogloss is between Mimi-D and Maba, as opposed to Mimi-D and Maban in general", so it might be a loan; similar terms are used for "rain" in a number of other nearby languages.

Noun

engi

1. water

References

• George Starostin, On Mimi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

engi f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eng

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *angī, whence also Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Alternative forms

• enge

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈen.ɡi/

Adjective

engi

1. narrow

Derived terms

• engī

Descendants

• Middle High German: enge
  • Cimbrian: énghe
  • German: eng
  • Hunsrik: eng
  • Luxembourgish: enk
  • Rhine Franconian: eng (Frankfurt)
  • Yiddish: ענג (eng)

Etymology 2

From the adjective engi: engi +‎ -ī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈen.ɡiː/

Noun

engī f

1. narrowness

Declension

Declension of engī (īn-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	engī	—
accusative	engī	—
genitive	engī	—
dative	engī	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: enge
  • Alemannic German: Engi
  • German: Enge

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• einngi, eingi, øngvi
• enginn — younger

Etymology

From einn (“one”) +‎ -gi (“not”), literally “not one”. Compare Old Norse ekki.

Pronoun

engi (neuter ekki)

1. none, no one, nothing

Determiner

engi (neuter ekki)

1. no, not any
2. (after negative or comparative) any

   aldri fyrr fekk hann þvílíkan sigr í engri herferð

   he had never before had such a victory in any campaign

   þessir dvergar kunnu betr smíða af járni en engir aðrir

   these dwarves could smith from iron better than anyone else

Usage notes

Note the function after a negative or a comparative. This ties in with Old Norse use of double negatives.

Declension

Declension of engi

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	engi	engi	ekki
accusative	engan	enga	ekki
dative	engum	engri	engu
genitive	enskis	engrar	enskis
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	engir	engar	engi
accusative	enga	engar	engi
dative	engum	engum	engum
genitive	engra	engra	engra

Descendants

• Icelandic: enginn
• Faroese: eingin m or f, einki n; ikki
• Middle Norwegian: eingin m, einki n; eikki
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ingen m, inga, ingi f, inkje n; ikkje
• Elfdalian: indjin
• Old Swedish: ængin
  • Swedish: ingen
• Danish: ingen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ingen

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “engi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *angī, whence also Old High German engi, Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ɣi/, [ˈeŋ.ɡi]

Adjective

engi

1. narrow

Declension

Positive forms of engi

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	engi	engi	engi	engie, engia	engia	engi, engia
accusative	engian, engien	engia	engi	engia, engie	engia	engi, engia
genitive	engies, engias	engiara, engiaro	engies, engias	engiaro, engioro, engiero	engiaro, engioro, engiero	engiaro, engioro, engiero
dative	engiumu, engium, engiun, engiun, engion, engien, engian	engiaro, engiaru, engiara	engiumu, engium, engiun, engiun, engion, engien, engian	engiun, engion, engium	engiun, engion	engiun, engion, engium
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	engio, engia	engia, engie	engia, engie	engion, engiun	engion, engiun, engian	engion, engiun
accusative	engion, engian	engiun, engion, engian	engia, engie	engion, engiun	engion, engiun, engian	engion, engiun
genitive	engien, engian	engiun, engian, engien	engien, engian	engiono, engieno	engiono	engiono, engieno
dative	engion, engien, engian	engiun, engian	engion, engien, engian	engion, engiun	engion, engiun	engion, engiun

Descendants

• Middle Low German: enge
  • German Low German: eng

Woiwurrung

Verb

engi

1. sang

See also

• engeng (“sing”)
• yinga (“sing”)