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English
Noun
eens
- plural of een
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eens, from Old Dutch ēnis. Equivalent to een + -s.
Pronunciation
Adverb
eens
- once, one time
- sometime, at an unspecified time
- Synonym: ooit
- (in negated sentences) even
Usage notes
Sometimes contracted to 'ns (pronounced /əns/) or 's (pronounced /əs/ or /ɪs/) when unstressed.
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
eens (used only predicatively, comparative meer eens, superlative meest eens)
- of one accord or opinion, in agreement
Descendants
Article
eens
- (dated) (archaic) genitive masculine/neuter of een; of a
Declension
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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German eins.
Pronunciation
Numeral
eens
- one
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Compare German eins. Doublet of een.
Numeral
eens
- (cardinal number) one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers)
Hie is so dum, hie kon nit fon eens bit tjoon tälle.- He is so dumb, he cannot count from one to ten.