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eigen
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (“to own”), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eigen (not comparable)
- own, private (not shared)
- Na lang sparen heb ik eindelijk een eigen auto.
- After saving up for a long time, I finally have my own car.
- characteristic, typical, specific
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Cognate with Dutch eigen, English own.
Pronunciation
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
Positive forms of eigen
Comparative forms of eigen
1Rare.
Superlative forms of eigen
1Rare.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: eigen-
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Manchu
Romanization
eigen
- romanization of ᡝᡳᡤᡝᠨ
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
Alternative forms
Descendants
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
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
eigen m (feminine eiga, neuter eige, plural eigne)
- own (belonging to (determiner))
- Dei har fått seg eige hus no.
- They have gotten their own house now.
- special, unique, peculiar
- Det er noko eige over dette.
- There is something special about this.
Derived terms
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Welsh
Etymology
Adjective
eigen (feminine singular eigen, plural eigen, not comparable)
- (linear algebra) eigen-, Forms terms pertaining to or related to mathematical objects uaffected by a given linear transformation, except by scalar multiplication.
Derived terms
- fector eigen (“eigenvector”)
- ffwythiant eigen (“eigenfunction”)
- gwerth eigen (“eigenvalue”)
See also
- egen (Bokmål)
References
- “eigen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Further reading
- Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Dutch eigen, English own.
Adjective
eigen
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “eigen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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