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enig
enig
See also: énig
Danish
Adjective
enig
Inflection
Inflection of enig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | enig | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | enigt | — | —2 |
Plural | enige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | enige | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
- (unanimous): enstemmig
Related terms
- enighed
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːnəx/
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *ēnag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.
Determiner
enig
- some
- Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld.
- Some caution is appreciated.
- Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien.
- He showed some things.
- Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld.
- any
- Heb je enig idee wat dat is?
- Do you have any idea what that is?
- Heb je enig idee wat dat is?
Inflection
Inflection of enig | ||||
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uninflected | enig | |||
inflected | enige | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | — | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | enige | ||
n. sing. | enig | |||
plural | enige | |||
definite | enige | |||
partitive | — |
Synonyms
Adjective
enig (not comparable)
Usage notes
The superlative form enigst(e) is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is the grammatically correct superlative, but the use of it is not part of the standard language. See http://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.
Inflection
Inflection of enig | ||||
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uninflected | enig | |||
inflected | enige | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | — | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | enige | ||
n. sing. | enig | |||
plural | enige | |||
definite | enige | |||
partitive | — |
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Adjective
enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)
Inflection
Inflection of enig | ||||
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uninflected | enig | |||
inflected | enige | |||
comparative | eniger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | enig | eniger | het enigst het enigste |
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indefinite | m./f. sing. | enige | enigere | enigste |
n. sing. | enig | eniger | enigste | |
plural | enige | enigere | enigste | |
definite | enige | enigere | enigste | |
partitive | enigs | enigers | — |
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)
- agreed, in agreement
- jeg er enig - I agree
Derived terms
See also
- einig (Nynorsk)
References
- “enig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old English æniġ, Old Norse einigr
Adjective
ēnig
- any
- that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
- That I shouldn't live any moment
- that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
- anyone
- thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmi
- Though we had food that we should buy to give him. The most doubt is still there that anyone once felt
- thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmi
Declension
Positive forms of ēnig
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | ēnig | ēnige | ēnig | ēnige | ēnig | ēnigu |
accusative | ēnigana | ēnige | ēnig | ēnige | ēniga | ēnigu |
genitive | ēniges | ēnigarō | ēniges | ēnigarō | ēnigaro | ēnigarō |
dative | ēnigumu | ēnigum | ēnigumu | ēnigum | ēnigaro | ēnigum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | ēnigo | ēnigu | ēniga | ēnigu | ēniga | ēnigu |
accusative | ēnigun | ēnigun | ēniga | ēnigun | ēnigun | ēnigun |
genitive | ēnigun | ēnigonō | ēnigun | ēnigonō | ēnigun | ēnigonō |
dative | ēnigun | ēnigum | ēnigun | ēnigum | ēnigun | ēnigum |