ein
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Etymology
Article
Noun
ein
Pronunciation
Article
ein m (indefinite article)
Article
ein n (indefinite article)
Numeral
ein
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrsti Distributive : einir | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.
Pronunciation
Article
ein (neuter eitt)
- a, an
- ein góður maður ― a good man
- ein góð kvinna ― a good woman
- eitt gott barn ― a good child
- einir góðir skógvar ― a good pair of shoes
Declension
| ein, eitt (a, one) - article, numeral, adjective, indefinite pronoun | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | ein | ein | eitt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | eina | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | einum | eini / einari | einum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eins) | (einar) | (eins) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | einir | einar | eini |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | einar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | einum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eina) | ||
Numeral
ein (neuter eitt)
- one (1)
- ein maður og tvær kvinnur ― one man and two women
- ein kvinna og tveir menn ― one woman and two men
- einar buksur og tveir skógvar ― one pair of trousers and two pair of shoes
- ein dagin
- one day, someday
Usage notes
Adjective
ein (neuter eitt, plural einar)
- same
- Teir fóru allir ein veg.
- They all went the same way.
- alone
- Hon sat í borgin ein.
- She sat in the castle alone.
- approximate
- einar hundrað krónur ― approximately 100 kroner
Pronoun
ein (neuter eitt)
- one
- ein sigur ― one says
Derived terms
- ein og hvør (“everybody”)
- eitt nú (“for instance”)
Noun
ein
- instructive plural of ee
Anagrams
Etymology 1
| 10 | ||||
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| Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein Ordinal: erste Sequence adverb: erstens Ordinal abbreviation: 1. Adverbial: einmal Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal Multiplier: einfach Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach Fractional: Ganzes | ||||
| German Wikipedia article on 1 | ||||
From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein.
Compare German Low German en, ein, Dutch een, English one, Danish en, Norwegian Nynorsk ein.
Pronunciation
Numeral
ein m or n
- (cardinal number) one
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- I had ordered just one beer.
- the same
- Synonym: derselbe
- Als wir klein waren, schliefen mein Bruder und ich in einem Bett.
- When we were little, my brother and I slept in the same bed.
Usage notes
- In counting, the form eins is used: eins zu null (“one–nil”) (sport result). The name of the number one, as a noun, is Eins.
- In order to distinguish the numeral ("one") from the indefinite article ("a, an"), the former (which is stressed in pronunciation) may be printed in italics or with increased letterspacing:
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- ein can stay uninflected as in ein oder zwei Wochen (“one or two weeks”), ein bis zwei Wochen (“one to two weeks”)
- ein can be governed by the definite article to mean "the one": Ich hatte nur das eine Bier bestellt. (“I had ordered just the one beer.”)
Alternative forms
- Ein
- éin (rare, nonstandard)
Article
ein m or n
Usage notes
- In the vernacular, the diphthong ei- is usually not pronounced in the indefinite article, which gives rise to the informal contractions 'n, 'ne, 'nem, 'ner (dative), and 'nen. (There are no contracted genitive forms.)
- Earlier contracted forms which are not in use anymore are eim for einem (though compare modern colloquial ei'm) and eins for eines (as in eins Mann[e]s, eins Kind[e]s). Even older forms are ein for eine (as in ein Frau), einm for einem and einr for einer.
Declension
Alternative forms
Coordinate terms
German cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
German cardinal numbers from 100 onward
- 100: hundert, einhundert
- 103: tausend, eintausend
- 104: zehntausend (Myriade)
- 106: Million (tausendmaltausend, tausendtausend)
- 109: Milliarde
- 1012: Billion
- 1015: Billiarde
- 1018: Trillion
- 1021: Trilliarde
- 1024: Quadrillion
- 1027: Quadrilliarde
- 1030: Quintillion
- 1033: Quintilliarde
- 1036: Sextillion
- 1039: Sextilliarde
- 1042: Septillion
- 1045: Septilliarde
- 1048: Oktillion
- 1051: Oktilliarde
- 1054: Nonillion
- 1057: Nonilliarde
- 1060: Dezillion
- 1063: Dezilliarde
- 1066: Undezillion
- 1069: Undezilliarde
- 1072: Duodezillion
- 1075: Duodezilliarde
- 1078: Tredezillion
- 1081: Tredezilliarde
- 1084: Quattuordezillion
- 1087: Quattuordezilliarde
…
- 10100: Googol
…
- 10120: Vigintillion
- 10123: Vigintilliarde
…
Related terms
Etymology 2
Related to in (like also ein-), from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare English in-.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ein
- (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
- ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
- derein, feldein, hafenein, herein, hierein, hinein, jahrein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein
- 1843, Carl Friedrich Friccius, Geschichte des Krieges in den Jahren 1813 und 184. Mit besonderer Rücksicht auf Ostpreussen und das Königsbergsche Landwehrbataillon, page 418:
- Rund herum gerieth Alles in Flammen. Eine Menge Kugeln aus der Festung schlugen dicht neben, über und hinter uns, oder mit fürchterlichem Geprassel in den Wald ein; keine aber traf und der Himmel beschützte uns wunderbar.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Adjective
ein (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (predicative only) on
- Synonyms: eingeschaltet, an, angeschaltet
- Antonyms: aus, ausgeschaltet
- Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?)
- Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Declension
Indeclinable, predicative-only.
Further reading
- “ein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ein” in Duden online
ein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Anagrams
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Article
ein m or n (indefinite article)
- Alternative spelling of en (“a, an”)
Numeral
ein
- Alternative spelling of en (“one (1)”)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adverb
ein
- alone
- Hún er ein.
- She is alone.
Numeral
ein
- inflection of einn:
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Noun
ein
- The name of the Latin-script letter n/N.
See also
Romanization
ein
| 10 | ||||
| 1 | 2 → | 10 → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ein Ordinal: ērste | ||||
Etymology
From Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *éy.
Pronunciation
Numeral
ein
Article
ein
Usage notes
- It can also be declined weakly after a definitive article.
Declension
| Declension of einer, ein | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||||
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
| nominative | einer, ein | einiu, ein | eineȥ, ein | |
| genitive | eines | einer(e) | eines | |
| dative | einem(e), ei(n)me | einer(e) | einem(e), ei(n)me | |
| accusative | einen | eine | eineȥ, ein | |
| Plural | ||||
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
| nominative | eine | einiu | ||
| genitive | einer(e) | |||
| dative | einen | |||
| accusative | eine | einiu | ||
Descendants
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ein”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrste | ||
Alternative forms
- einn (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Akin to English one, an.
Pronunciation
Numeral
éin m (feminine éi, neuter eitt)
- one (cardinal number 1)
Derived terms
Article
ein m (indefinite singular feminine ei, indefinite singular neuter eit)
- a, an (indefinite article) (Indefinite masculine singular article.)
- Eg skal selja ein båt.
- I am going to sell a boat.
- Ein raud blome.
- A red flower.
Declension
Declension of ein
1: Rare or dialectal. 2: Unofficial today.
Pronoun
ein (genitive eins)
Adverb
ein
- circa, approximately, about
- Synonym: ei
- Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.
- It lies about two to three kilometres away.
References
- “ein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Adjective
ēin
- Alternative form of āin
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ein | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *éy.
Cognate with Old English ān, Old Norse einn.
Numeral
ein
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Adverb
ein
Descendants
Adjective
ein
- inflection of einn:
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh yn, an, from Old Welsh an. Compare Breton hon.
Pronunciation
Determiner
ein (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
- our
- Buodd ein ci a’n cath yn gyfeillion pennaf.
- Our dog and our cat were best friends.
Pronoun
ein (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
- us (as the direct object of a verbal noun)
- Os oes problem, cofiwch ein hysbysu i’n helpu i’w datrys yn gyflym.
- If there is a problem, remember to inform us to help us to solve it quickly.
Usage notes
- Ni is often added after the noun or verbnoun which ein precedes. In formal language, this is done to emphasise the determiner or pronoun. In colloquial language, it is not necessarily an indicator of emphasis, and is often included with the determiner and always included with the pronoun. The exception to the latter case is in passive constructions employing cael, where ni is never used.
- In formal Welsh, the contraction 'n is a valid form of ein found after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, ein is often contracted to 'n after almost any vowel-final word.
- Pronomial ein or 'n can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'n is found only in formal language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles. See entry for 'n for more information.
- The colloquial pronunciation /ən/ is the original pronunciation, as shown by the Middle Welsh form yn. The more careful pronunciation /ei̯n/ is a later spelling pronunciation.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian *ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad.
Pronunciation
Noun
ein c (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading
- “ein (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī.
Noun
ein c or n (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading
- “ein (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Noun
ein
- Alternative form of ieen (“eyes”)
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 38
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