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See also: Engen

Danish

Noun

engen c

  1. definite singular of eng

Dutch

Noun

engen

  1. plural of eng

German

Pronunciation

Verb

engen (weak, third-person singular present engt, past tense engte, past participle geengt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to limit
  2. to restrict
  3. to narrow down

Conjugation

Derived terms

Adjective

engen

  1. inflection of eng:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading

  • engen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • engen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • engen” in Duden online
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Japanese

Romanization

engen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えんげん

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋen/, [ˈæ.ŋən]

Etymology 1

Article

engen

  1. dative plural of en: some (only used to indicate a vague number before numerals and certain adjectives like etlech)
    D’Spill gouf vun engen zéngdausend Spectateuren besicht.
    The game was attended by some ten thousand spectators.
Declension
More information singular, plural ...

Plural forms indicate a vague number (before numerals and certain adjectives).

Etymology 2

From Middle High German engen. From the adjective enk.

Verb

engen (third-person singular present engt, past participle gëengt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (rare outside compounds) to make narrow or tight
Conjugation
More information infinitive, participle ...

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms
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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

engen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of eng

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