eegen

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. For the preservation of intervocalic -g- as a gliding sound after Middle High German -ei- compare iwwerzeegen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eegen (masculine eegenen, neuter eegent, comparative méi eegen, superlative am eegensten)

  1. own
    Dat ass wouer, ech hunn et mat eegenen Ae gesinn.
    It's true, I saw it with my own eyes.
  2. peculiar, odd, eccentric
    Si ass e bëssen eegen.
    She’s a bit peculiar.

Declension

Declension of eegen
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass eegen si ass eegen et ass eegen si si(nn) eegen
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner eegenen eegen eegent eegen
independent without determiner eegenes eegener
dative after any declined word eegenen eegener eegenen eegenen
as first declined word eegenem eegenem