enig
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See also: énig
Pronunciation
Adjective
enig
Inflection
| Inflection of enig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | enig | — | —2 |
| Indefinite 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
- (unanimous): enstemmig
Related terms
- enighed
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to een (“one”) + -ig.
Determiner
enig
- some
- Synonyms: een aantal, een paar, wat
- Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld. ― Some caution is appreciated.
- Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien. ― He showed some things.
- any
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: eenig, eenige
Adjective
enig (not comparable)
- only, single
- Synonym: enigst
- Dat was zijn enige kans. ― That was his only chance.
- Quinten is een enig kind. ― Quinten is an only child.
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 https://web.archive.org/web/20200613100556/https://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Possibly the same as the above. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)
Declension
| Declension of enig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | enig | |||
| inflected | enige | |||
| comparative | eniger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | enig | eniger | het enigst het enigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | enige | enigere | enigste |
| n. sing. | enig | eniger | enigste | |
| plural | enige | enigere | enigste | |
| definite | enige | enigere | enigste | |
| partitive | enigs | enigers | — | |
Anagrams
Etymology
Adjective
enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)
- agreed, in agreement
- jeg er enig ― I agree
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
- einig (Nynorsk)
References
- “enig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.
Pronunciation
Determiner
ēniġ (Kentish)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to ēn + -ig.
Adjective
ēnig
- any
- Genesis, verse 67
- that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
- That I shouldn't live any moment
- Genesis, verse 67
- 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
- Heliand, verse 2637
Declension
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | ēnig | ēnige, ēniga | ēnig | ēniga | ēnig | ēnig, ēniga |
| accusative | ēnigan, ēnigen | ēniga, ēnige | ēniga | ēniga | ēnig | ēnig, ēniga |
| genitive | ēniges, ēnigas | ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero | ēnigara, ēnigaro | ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero | ēniges, ēnigas | ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero |
| dative | ēnigumu, ēnigum, ēnigun, ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan | ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigum | ēnigaro, ēnigaru, ēnigara | ēnigun, ēnigon | ēnigumu, ēnigum, ēnigun, ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan | ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | ēnigo, ēniga | ēnigon, ēnigun | ēniga, ēnige | ēnigon, ēnigun, ēnigan | ēniga, ēnige | ēnigon, ēnigun |
| accusative | ēnigon, ēnigan | ēnigon, ēnigun | ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigan | ēnigon, ēnigun, ēnigan | ēniga, ēnige | ēnigon, ēnigun |
| genitive | ēnigen, ēnigan | ēnigono, ēnigeno | ēnigun, ēnigan, ēnigen | ēnigono | ēnigen, ēnigan | ēnigono, ēnigeno |
| dative | ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan | ēnigon, ēnigun | ēnigun, ēnigan | ēnigon, ēnigun | ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan | ēnigon, ēnigun |
Positive forms of ēnig
Etymology
From Old Frisian ēnich (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Cognates include West Frisian ienich and German einig.
Pronunciation
Determiner
enig (inflected enige)
Adjective
enig (invariable) (predicative only)
- in agreement
- Wie sunt uus enig. ― We are in agreement.
References
Etymology
From Old Swedish enigh, from Old Norse einigr, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (“singular, sole, only”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
enig (comparative enigare, superlative enigast)
- agreeing, in agreement (sharing the same opinion)
- Alla var eniga om vad som behövde göras
- Everyone agreed on what needed to be done
- Hon var enig med de andra
- She agreed with the others
- De var rörande eniga
- They were in touching agreement ("adorable agreement," agreed very strongly with each other, idiomatic)
- en enig styrelse
- a board in agreement
- unanimous (of a decision or the like)
- Synonym: (closer in tone to unanimous) enhällig
- ett enigt beslut
- a decision everyone agreed on
Declension
| Inflection of enig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | enig | enigare | enigast |
| Neuter singular | enigt | enigare | enigast |
| Plural | eniga | enigare | enigast |
| Masculine plural3 | enige | enigare | enigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | enige | enigare | enigaste |
| All | eniga | enigare | enigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Antonyms
Related terms
See also
- ense (close synonym)
References
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