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Esperanto
Adjective
egan
- accusative singular of ega
Nupe
Etymology
e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gàn (“to speak”)
Pronunciation
Noun
egàn (plural egànzhì)
- word
Derived terms
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aigan. The adjective is the verb's old past participle, from *aiganaz; the noun is in turn derived from that participle.
Pronunciation
Verb
ēgan
- to own, to possess, to have
than mōtun gi thea fruma ēgan- Then you have to possess the profit
(Heliand, verse 1460)
Conjugation
Adjective
ēgan (no comparative, no superlative)
- own
godes ēgan barn- God's own child
(Heliand, verse 326)
Declension
Positive forms of ēgan
| Strong declension
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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plural
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ēgan
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ēgane, ēgana
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ēgan
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ēgana
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ēgan
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ēgan, ēgana
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| accusative
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ēganan, ēganen
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ēgana, ēgane
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ēgana
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ēgana
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ēgan
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ēgan, ēgana
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| genitive
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ēganes, ēganas
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ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero
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ēganara, ēganaro
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ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero
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ēganes, ēganas
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ēganaro, ēganoro, ēganero
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| dative
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ēganumu, ēganum, ēganun, ēganun, ēganon, ēganen, ēganan
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ēganun, ēganon, ēganum
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ēganaro, ēganaru, ēganara
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ēganun, ēganon
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ēganumu, ēganum, ēganun, ēganun, ēganon, ēganen, ēganan
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ēganun, ēganon, ēganum
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| Weak declension
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ēgano, ēgana
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ēganon, ēganun
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ēgana, ēgane
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ēganon, ēganun, ēganan
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ēgana, ēgane
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ēganon, ēganun
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| accusative
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ēganon, ēganan
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ēganon, ēganun
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ēganun, ēganon, ēganan
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ēganon, ēganun, ēganan
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ēgana, ēgane
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ēganon, ēganun
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| genitive
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ēganen, ēganan
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ēganono, ēganeno
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ēganun, ēganan, ēganen
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ēganono
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ēganen, ēganan
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ēganono, ēganeno
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| dative
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ēganon, ēganen, ēganan
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ēganon, ēganun
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ēganun, ēganan
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ēganon, ēganun
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ēganon, ēganen, ēganan
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ēganon, ēganun
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Noun
ēgan n
- a property
thes uui thurh thīn iungardōm ēgan endi erƀi al farlētun- We had refused the properties and the heir in our youth
(Heliand, verse 3309)
Declension
Declension of ēgan (neuter a-stem)