eigen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (to own), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ei‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Adjective

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eigen (not comparable)

  1. own, private (not shared)
    Na lang sparen heb ik eindelijk een eigen auto.
    After saving up for a long time, I finally have my own car.
  2. characteristic, typical, specific

Declension

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Declension of eigen
uninflected eigen
inflected eigen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial eigen
indefinite m./f. sing. eigen
n. sing. eigen
plural eigen
definite eigen
partitive eigens

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: eie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: egn
  • Jersey Dutch: āixe
  • Negerhollands: eegen, eigen
  • Sranan Tongo: eigi

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Cognate with Dutch eigen, English own.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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eigen (strong nominative masculine singular eigener or eigner, comparative (rare) eigener or eigner, superlative (rare) am eigensten)

  1. own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary

Usage notes

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  • The comparison forms are rather rare and may be considered incorrect by some language users.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • eigen” in Duden online
  • eigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Manchu

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Romanization

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eigen

  1. Romanization of ᡝᡳᡤᡝᠨ

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch *eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan.

Verb

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eigen

  1. to receive
  2. to be required to have, to be owed
  3. (auxiliary, with te) must, to be obliged to
Inflection
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Former past participle of the verb.

Adjective

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eigen

  1. subordinate, in servitude
  2. owned, belonging (to someone else)
  3. own, of oneself, proper
Inflection
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Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite eigen eigen, eigene eigen eigen, eigene
Definite eigen, eigene eigen, eigene
Accusative Indefinite eigenen eigen, eigene eigen eigen, eigene
Definite eigen, eigene
Genitive Indefinite eigens eigenre eigens eigenre
Definite eigens, eigenen eigens, eigenen
Dative eigenen eigenre eigenen eigenen
Alternative forms
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Descendants
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Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiginn. Akin to English own.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ɛɪːʝən/, /²ɛɪːən/, /²ɛɪːɡən/

Adjective

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eigen m (feminine eiga, neuter eige, plural eigne)

  1. own (belonging to (determiner))
    Dei har fått seg eige hus no.
    They have gotten their own house now.
  2. special, unique, peculiar
    Det er noko eige over dette.
    There is something special about this.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Dutch eigen, English own.

Adjective

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eigen

  1. own

Inflection

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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • eigen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011