eg

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Adverb

eg (not comparable)

Alternative form of e.g.

Anagrams

GE, ge, gE, Ge

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛχ/

Etymology 1

From Dutch echt.

Adjective

eg (attributive egte, comparative egter, superlative egste)

real

Adverb

eg

Emphasizes the authenticity of the modified adjective
Potjiekos is 'n verwysing na 'n eg Suid-Afrikaanse kooktegniek

Etymology 2

From Dutch eg.

Noun

eg (plural êe or egge)

(agriculture) harrow

Synonyms

êe

Etymology 3

From Dutch eggen.

Verb

eg (present eg, present participle eggende, past participle geëg)

to harrow; to work the land with a harrow

Alternative forms

ê
êe

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Etymology

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːɡ/, [eːˀj]

Noun

eg c (singular definite egen, plural indefinite ege)

oak, oak tree (tree or wood)

Inflection

More information common gender, Singular ...

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eg	egen	ege	egene
genitive	egs	egens	eges	egenes

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Declension of eg

Synonyms

egetræ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛx/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: eg
Rhymes: -ɛx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch egge, ultimately from the root of egge (“corner, edge”). Compare German Egge (“harrow”) and German eggen (“to harrow”).

Noun

eg f (plural eggen, diminutive egje n)

harrow

Alternative forms

egge (dated)

Derived terms

eggen

Descendants

Afrikaans: eg, ê

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

eg

inflection of eggen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

Anagrams

ge

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Etymology

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek (whence also Old English iċ, Old High German ih), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eː/
Rhymes: -eː
Homophones: e, E

Pronoun

eg (plural vit, possessive adjectives mín, mítt)

I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
Eg eti døgurða.
I am eating dinner.

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn)
Singular (eintal)	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person masc.	3^rd person fem.	3^rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	eg, jeg	tú	hann	hon	tað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	meg, mjeg	teg, tjeg	hann	hana	tað
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mær	tær	honum	henni	tí
Genitive (hvørsfall)	mín	tín	hansara, hans^†	hennara, hennar^†	tess

Plural (fleirtal)	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person masc.	3^rd person fem.	3^rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	vit	tit	teir	tær	tey
Accusative (hvønnfall)	okkum	tykkum	teir	tær	tey
Dative (hvørjumfall)	okkum	tykkum	teimum, teim^†
Genitive (hvørsfall)	okkara	tykkara	teirra

Synonyms

jeg (Suðuroy dialect)

Alternative forms

ek (very archaic)
ég (modern)

Etymology

From older Icelandic ek, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare with Faroese eg, Norn eg and Norwegian Nynorsk eg.

Pronoun

eg

(poetic, archaic) I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Noun

eg (plural eg dem, quantified eg)

Alternative spelling of egg

Alternative forms

eeg, egg, egge, egghe, eeg

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Doublet of ey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/

Noun

eg (plural egges)

(chiefly Northern) egg
Synonym: (more common) ey

Descendants

English: egg, egge
- →⇒ German: not the yellow from the egg
- Jamaican Creole: eg
- Sranan Tongo: eksi
Scots: egg
Yola: egges (plural)

References

“eg(ge, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.

Etymology

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

eg

I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Etymology

From Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Akin to English I.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛː(ɡ)/, /eː(ɡ)/
(Widespread forms) IPA^(key): /eː(ɡ)/, /ɛː(ɡ)/, /æː(ɡ)/, as well as forms based on je or jeg in Eastern areas.
- (Romsdal/Sunndal/Lesja) IPA^(key): /iː/
- (Selbu/Lierne) IPA^(key): /iː/
(Diphthongised forms) IPA^(key): /eiː(ɡ)/, /ɛːɪ/, /ɪɛɡ/
- (Namdal) IPA^(key): [ɛɪːɡ], [ɛɪːɣ]
- (Southern Møre dialect) IPA^(key): [a̝ːi], [ɛːɪ], [eːɪ]
- (Flå, Horg) IPA^(key): [ɛi]
- (North-Østerdalen) IPA^(key): [ɛi], [ɛɪ]
  - (Settler dialects in Bardu) IPA^(key): [ɛɪ]
- (Setesdal dialect) IPA^(key): [i̞eɡ], [ɪɛ̝ɡ̥]

Pronoun

eg (accusative meg)

I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Noun

eg n (definite singular eget, uncountable)

(metaphysics) I, ego

References

“eg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːj/

Noun

ēġ f

Alternative form of īeġ

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔes. Compare Kott ēš, Arin es, eš. Also from the same root is Pumpokol eč (“sky”).

Noun

eg

God

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Verb

eg

imperative of ega

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	ég, eg, ek^†	þú	hann	hún, hon^†, hón^†	það, þat^†
accusative	mig, mik^†	þig, þik^†	hann	hana	það, þat^†
dative	mér	þér	honum, hánum^†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess

plural	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	við	þið, þit^†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

person	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
case	singular			singular masculine	singular feminine	singular neuter
nominative	eg, je¹	du		han	ho	det, dat²
accusative	meg	deg	seg	han, honom²	ho, henne²	det, dat²
dative²	meg	deg	seg	honom	henne	di²
genitive	min	din	sin	hans	hennar, hennes¹	dess³
case	plural
nominative	me, vi	de, dokker			dei
accusative	oss, okk	dykk, dokker	seg		dei, deim²
dative	oss, okk	dykk, dokker	seg		deim²
genitive	vår, okkar	dykkar, dokkar	sin		deira, deires¹

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