eg
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛχ/
Adverb
eg
- Emphasizes the authenticity of the modified adjective
- Potjiekos is 'n verwysing na 'n eg Suid-Afrikaanse kooktegniek
Synonyms
Verb
eg (present eg, present participle eggende, past participle geëg)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːɡ/, [eːˀj]
Inflection
Synonyms
Further reading
eg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: eg
- Rhymes: -ɛx
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch egge, ultimately from the root of egge (“corner, edge”), similar to German eggen (“to harrow”).
Alternative forms
- egge (dated)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek (whence also Old English iċ, Old High German ih), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
Pronoun
eg (plural vit, possessive adjectives mín, mítt)
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
- Eg eti døgurða.
- I am eating dinner.
Declension
| Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
| Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
| Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra | ||
Synonyms
- jeg (Suðuroy dialect)
Further reading
- "eg" at Sprotin.fo
Icelandic
Etymology
From older Icelandic ek, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare with Faroese eg, Norn eg and Norwegian Nynorsk eg.
See also
| Icelandic personal pronouns | ||||||
| singular | first person | second person | third person masculine | third person feminine | third person neuter | |
| nominative | ég, eg, ek† | þú | hann | hún, hon†, hón† | það, þat† | |
| accusative | mig, mik† | þig, þik† | hann | hana | það, þat† | |
| dative | mér | þér | honum, hánum† | henni | því | |
| genitive | mín | þín | hans | hennar | þess | |
| plural | first person | second person | third person masculine | third person feminine | third person neuter | |
| nominative | við | þið, þit† | þeir | þær | þau | |
| accusative | okkur | ykkur | þá | þær | þau | |
| dative | okkur | ykkur | þeim | þeim | þeim | |
| genitive | okkar | ykkar | þeirra | þeirra | þeirra | |
Jamaican Creole
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Doublet of ey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɡ/
References
- “eg(ge, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.
Norn
Etymology
From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Akin to English I.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛː(ɡ)/, /eː(ɡ)/
- (Widespread forms) IPA(key): /eː(ɡ)/, /ɛː(ɡ)/, /æː(ɡ)/, as well as forms based on je or jeg in Eastern areas.
- (Romsdal/Sunndal/Lesja) IPA(key): /iː/
- (Selbu/Lierne) IPA(key): /iː/
- (Diphthongised forms) IPA(key): /eiː(ɡ)/, /ɛːɪ/, /ɪɛɡ/
- (Namdal) IPA(key): [ɛɪːɡ], [ɛɪːɣ]
- (Sunnmøre) IPA(key): [a̝ːi], [ɛːɪ], [eːɪ]
- (Flå, Horg) IPA(key): [ɛi]
- (North-Østerdalen) IPA(key): [ɛi], [ɛɪ]
- (Settler dialects in Bardu) IPA(key): [ɛɪ]
- (Setesdal) IPA(key): [i̞eɡ], [ɪɛ̝ɡ̥]
See also
| person | first person | second person | reflexive | third person | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | singular masculine | singular feminine | singular neuter | ||
| nominative | eg, je1 | du | han | ho | det, dat2 | |
| accusative | meg | deg | seg | han, honom2 | ho, henne2 | det, dat2 |
| dative2 | meg | deg | seg | honom | henne | di2 |
| genitive | min | din | sin | hans | hennar, hennes1 | dess3 |
| case | plural | |||||
| nominative | me, vi | de, dokker | dei | |||
| accusative | oss, okk | dykk, dokker | seg | dei, deim2 | ||
| dative | oss, okk | dykk, dokker | seg | deim2 | ||
| genitive | vår, okkar | dykkar, dokkar | sin | deira, deires1 | ||
References
- “eg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.