eg

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English[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

eg (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of e.g.

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch echt.

Adjective[edit]

eg (attributive egte, comparative egter, superlative egste)

  1. real

Adverb[edit]

eg

  1. Emphasizes the authenticity of the modified adjective
    Potjiekos is 'n verwysing na 'n eg Suid-Afrikaanse kooktegniek

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch eg.

Noun[edit]

eg (plural êe or egge)

  1. (agriculture) harrow
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Dutch eggen.

Verb[edit]

eg (present eg, present participle eggende, past participle geëg)

  1. to harrow; to work the land with a harrow
Alternative forms[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eg c (singular definite egen, plural indefinite ege)

  1. oak, oak tree (tree or wood)

Inflection[edit]

Declension of eg
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eg egen ege egene
genitive egs egens eges egenes

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: eg
  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch egge, ultimately from the root of egge (“corner, edge”), similar to German eggen (“to harrow”).

Noun[edit]

eg f (plural eggen, diminutive egje n)

  1. harrow
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: eg, ê

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

eg

  1. inflection of eggen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

eg (plural vit, possessive adjectives mín, mítt)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
    Eg eti døgurða.
    I am eating dinner.

Declension[edit]

Faroese personal pronouns
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[edit]

  • jeg (Suðuroy dialect)

Further reading[edit]

  • "eg" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ek (very archaic)
  • ég (modern)

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronoun[edit]

eg

  1. (poetic, archaic) I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also[edit]

  Icelandic personal pronouns
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[edit]

Noun[edit]

eg (plural eg dem, quantified eg)

  1. Alternative spelling of egg

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Doublet of ey.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eg (plural egges)

  1. (chiefly Northern) egg
    Synonym: (more common) ey

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Norn[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun[edit]

eg

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Akin to English I.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • 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]

Pronoun[edit]

eg (accusative meg)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns
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
1Obsolete. 2Landsmål. 3Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.


Noun[edit]

eg n (definite singular eget, uncountable)

  1. (metaphysics) I, ego

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ēġ f

  1. Alternative form of īeġ

Pumpokol[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔes. Compare Kott ēš, Arin es, eš. Also from the same root is Pumpokol eč (“sky”).

Noun[edit]

eg

  1. God

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

eg

  1. imperative of ega
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