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engi

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Äiwoo

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Verb

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engi

  1. to cry

References

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eng.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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engi n (genitive singular engis, nominative plural engi)

  1. meadow (field or pasture)

Declension

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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

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Japanese

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Romanization

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engi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えんぎ

Mimi of Decorse

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Etymology

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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

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engi

  1. water

References

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  • George Starostin, On Mimi

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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engi f

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

Old High German

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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engi

  1. narrow
Derived terms
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  • engī
Descendants
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  • Middle High German: enge

Etymology 2

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From the adjective engi: engi +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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engī f

  1. narrowness
Declension
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Declension of engī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative engī
accusative engī
genitive engī
dative engī
Descendants
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  • Middle High German: enge

References

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  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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engi (neuter ekki)

  1. none, no one, nothing

Determiner

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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

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

Declension

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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

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Further reading

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

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ɣi/, [ˈeŋ.ɡi]

Adjective

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engi

  1. narrow

Declension

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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

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

Woiwurrung

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Verb

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engi

  1. sang[1]

See also

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References

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