eegen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. For the preservation of intervocalic -g- as a gliding sound after Middle High German -ei- compare iwwerzeegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːʁen/, [ˈeː.ʑən]

Adjective

eegen (masculine eegenen, neuter eegent, comparative méi eegen, superlative am eegensten)

1. own

   Dat ass wouer, ech hunn et mat eegenen Ae gesinn.

   It's true, I saw it with my own eyes.

2. peculiar, odd, eccentric

   Si ass e bëssen eegen.

   She’s a bit peculiar.

Declension

Declension of eegen

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass eegen	si ass eegen	et ass eegen	si si(nn) eegen
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	eegenen	eegen	eegent	eegen
	independent without determiner			eegenes	eegener
dative	after any declined word	eegenen	eegener	eegenen	eegenen
	as first declined word	eegenem		eegenem