elkeen

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

elkeen

1. everyone; everybody

Synonyms

• elk; ieder; iedereen (all rather rare)
• almal

Related terms

• elke

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlkˈeːn/, /ɛlˈkeːn/

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• Hyphenation: elk‧een
• Rhymes: -eːn

Pronoun

elkeen

1. (dialectal) everyone, everybody

Descendants

• Afrikaans: elkeen
• Negerhollands: elkeen, ekeren

Finnish

Noun

elkeen

1. genitive singular of elje