enig

See also: énig

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːni/, [ˈeːni]

Adjective

enig

  1. united
  2. unanimous

Inflection
Inflection of enig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular enig — —2
Neuter singular enigt — —2
Plural enige — —2
Definite attributive1 enige — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms
  • enighed

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːnəx/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Determiner

enig

  1. some
    Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld.
    Some caution is appreciated.
    Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien.
    He showed some things.
  2. any
    Heb je enig idee wat dat is?
    Do you have any idea what that is?
Inflection
Inflection of enig
uninflected enig
inflected enige
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. enige
n. sing. enig
plural enige
definite enige
partitive
Synonyms
  • (some): een aantal, een paar, wat
  • (any): een

Adjective

enig (not comparable)

  1. only, single
    Dat was zijn enige kans.
    That was his only chance.
Usage notes

The superlative form enigst(e) is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is the grammatically correct superlative, but the use of it is not part of the standard language. See http://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.

Inflection
Inflection of enig
uninflected enig
inflected enige
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. enige
n. sing. enig
plural enige
definite enige
partitive
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)

  1. cute, nice, adorable
Inflection
Inflection of enig
uninflected enig
inflected enige
comparative eniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial enigenigerhet enigst
het enigste
indefinite m./f. sing. enigeenigereenigste
n. sing. enigenigerenigste
plural enigeenigereenigste
definite enigeenigereenigste
partitive enigsenigers—

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German einig

Adjective

enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)

  1. agreed, in agreement
    jeg er enig ― I agree

Antonyms

Derived terms

See also

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.

Determiner

ēniġ (Kent)

  1. any
  2. anyone

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to ēn +‎ -ig.

Adjective

ēnig

  1. any
    • Genesis, verse 67
      that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
      That I shouldn't live any moment
  2. anyone
    • Heliand, verse 2637
      thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmi
      Though we had food that we should buy to give him. The most doubt is still there that anyone once felt

Declension
Positive forms of ēnig
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative ēnig ēnige ēnig ēnigu ēnig ēnige
accusative ēnigana ēnige ēniga ēnigu ēnig ēnige
genitive ēniges ēnigarō ēnigaro ēnigarō ēniges ēnigarō
dative ēnigumu ēnigum ēnigaro ēnigum ēnigumu ēnigum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative ēnigo ēnigu ēniga ēnigu ēniga ēnigu
accusative ēnigun ēnigun ēnigun ēnigun ēniga ēnigun
genitive ēnigun ēnigonō ēnigun ēnigonō ēnigun ēnigonō
dative ēnigun ēnigum ēnigun ēnigum ēnigun ēnigum


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