evan

See also: evañ, evän, and Evan

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• eƀan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old English efn, Old Frisian even, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn, Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 (ibns). See also efni.

Adjective

evan (comparative efnoro, superlative efnost)

1. equal
2. even

Declension

Declension of evan

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	evan	evan	evan	efne	efnu	efne
accusative	efnana	evan	efna	efne	efnu	efne
genitive	efnes	efnes	efnaro	efnarō	efnarō	efnarō
dative	efnumu	efnumu	efnaro	efnum	efnum	efnum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	efno	efna	efna	efnu
accusative	efnun	efna	efnun	efnun
genitive	efnun	efnun	efnun	efnonō
dative	efnun	efnun	efnun	efnum

Comparative forms of evan (weak only)

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	efnoro	efnora	efnora	efnoru
accusative	efnorun	efnora	efnorun	efnorun
genitive	efnorun	efnorun	efnorun	efnoronō
dative	efnorun	efnorun	efnorun	efnorum

Superlative forms of evan

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	efnost	efnost	efnost	efnoste	efnoste	efnostu
accusative	efnostana	efnost	efnosta	efnoste	efnoste	efnostu
genitive	efnostes	efnostes	efnostaro	efnostarō	efnostarō	efnostarō
dative	efnostumu	efnostumu	efnostaro	efnostum	efnostum	efnostum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	efnosto	efnosta	efnosta	efnostu
accusative	efnostun	efnosta	efnostun	efnostun
genitive	efnostun	efnostun	efnostun	efnostonō
dative	efnostun	efnostun	efnostun	efnostum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: even
  • Low German: effen, even
  • → Danish: effen
  • → Polabian: aven
  • → Swedish: även

Swedish

Noun

evan

1. definite singular of eva