äga
Swedish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɛːɡa/
- Rhymes: -²ɛːɡa
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish ǣgha, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *eik-.
Declension
Declension of äga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | äga | ägan | ägor | ägorna |
Genitive | ägas | ägans | ägors | ägornas |
Usage notes
- Ägo in the phrase i någons ägo is an archaic dative form of this noun. The similar-looking archaic genitive form ägo is also the basis for compounds.
Related terms
- ägobyte
- ägodel
- ägolott
- ägorätt
- ägoskifte
- ägoskillnad
- ägostyckning
- ägotvist
- ägovidd
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish ǣgha, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *eik-.
Conjugation
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
References
- Ega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- äga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
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