eigen
Dutch
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (“to own”), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ei‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən
Inflection
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
Descendants
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English own.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯ɡən], [ˈʔaɪ̯ɡŋ̍]
Audio (file) Audio (file) audio (Austria) (file)
Adjective
eigen (strong nominative masculine singular eigener or eigner, comparative (rare) eigener or eigner, superlative (rare) am eigensten)
- own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary
Usage notes
- The comparison forms are rather rare and may be considered incorrect by some language users.
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
- → English: eigen-
Manchu
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan.
Verb
eigen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Former past participle of the verb.
Adjective
eigen
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Limburgish: èèg
Further reading
- “eighin (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “eigen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “eigen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɛɪːʝən/, /²ɛɪːən/, /²ɛɪːɡən/
Adjective
See also
- egen (Bokmål)
References
- “eigen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English own.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “eigen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011