eiga

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaiːja]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

1. possession, property

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eiga	eigan	eigur	eigurnar
accusative	eigu	eiguna	eigur	eigurnar
dative	eigu	eiguni	eigum	eigunum
genitive	eigu	eigunnar	eiga	eiganna

Synonyms

• ogn, eigindómur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

1. to have
2. to own
3. to beget, give birth to
4. should, ought to

Conjugation

Conjugation of eiga (irregular)

infinitive	eiga
supine	átt
	present	past
first singular	eigi (ár, á)	átti (á)
second singular	eigur (eigir) (ár, á)	átti (á)
third singular	eigur (eigir) (ár, á)	átti (á)
plural	eiga	áttu
participle	eigandi	?
	imperative
singular	eig!
plural	eigið!

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːɣa/

  Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)

1. to have, to be closely related to [with accusative]

   Ég á skemmtilega konu.

   I have a funny wife.

2. to possess, to own [with accusative]

   Synonym: vera með

3. to have to, should

   Synonym: vera skylt

   Hann á að mæta í skólann, sama hvað foreldrar hans segja.

   He's supposed to show up for school, regardless of what his parents say.

4. to be said to be by others

   The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.

   They say The Matrix is a good movie.

Conjugation

eiga – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að eiga
supine sagnbót		átt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		eigandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	á	átti		eigi	ætti
	þú	átt	áttir		eigir	ættir
	hann, hún, það	á	átti		eigi	ætti
plural	við	eigum	áttum		eigum	ættum
	þið	eigið	áttuð		eigið	ættuð
	þeir, þær, þau	eiga	áttu		eigi	ættu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	eig (þú), eigðu
plural	þið	eigið (þið), eigiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi

  Ég á mikið undir eiginmanni mínum.

• eiga á hættu
• eiga eftir
• eiga eftir að gera
• eiga ekkert með að segja
• eiga fullt í fangi
• eiga fyrir
• eiga gott
• eiga heima
• eiga hjá
• eiga í höggi við
• eiga inni
• eiga inni hjá
• eiga inni peninga
• eiga kollgátuna
• eiga kærasta
• eiga kærustu
• eiga langt í land
• eiga margt ógert
• eiga mikið í
• eiga sér langan aðdraganda
• eiga sér stað
• eiga skammt ólifað
• eiga skilið
• eigast
• eiga til
• eiga undir (“to be dependent”) (synonym vera háður)
• eiga vel saman
• eiga við
• eiga yfir höfði sér
• ganga að eigast
• hvað áttu við?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

1. a possession

Usage notes

• Often used in plural; eigur (“possessions”).

Declension

Declension of eiga (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eiga	eigan	eigur	eigurnar
accusative	eigu	eiguna	eigur	eigurnar
dative	eigu	eigunni	eigum	eigunum
genitive	eigu	eigunnar	eigna	eignanna

Japanese

Romanization

eiga

1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

eiga

1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms

• eige (e infinitive)

Verb

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

1. to own

   Er det du som eig denne klokka?

   Are you the one who owns this watch?

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• eiget

Noun

eiga f

1. definite feminine singular of eige

References

• “eige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe. Cognate with Old English āgan, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aihan).

Verb

eiga (singular past indicative átti, plural past indicative áttu, past participle áttr)

1. to have, own

Conjugation

Conjugation of eiga (preterite-present)

infinitive	eiga
present participle	eigandi
past participle	átt
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	á	átta		eiga	ætta
2nd person singular	átt	áttir		eigir	ættir
3rd person singular	á	átti		eigi	ætti
1st person plural	eigum	áttum		eigim	ættim
2nd person plural	eiguð	áttuð		eigið	ættið
3rd person plural	eigu	áttu		eigi	ætti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	eig
1st person plural	eigum
2nd person plural	eiguð

Descendants

• Icelandic: eiga
• Faroese: eiga
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eiga; (dialectal) ega
• Elfdalian: iegå
• Old Swedish: ǣgha, ēgha
  • Swedish: äga
• Danish: eje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eie
• Old Gutnish: aiga

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eiga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aigǭ.

Noun

eiga f

1. possession
2. property

Declension

Declension of eiga (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eiga	eigan	eigur	eigurnar
accusative	eigu	eiguna	eigur	eigurnar
dative	eigu	eigunni	eigum	eigunum
genitive	eigu	eigunnar	eigna	eignanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: eiga
• Faroese: eiga
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eige f or n, eiga f
• Swedish: äga c
• Danish: eje n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eie

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eiga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive