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Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑjən/, ,
Adjective
egen (neuter eget, plural and definite singular attributive egne)
- own
- private
Adjective
egen (neuter egent or eget, definite and plural egne)
- peculiar
- odd
- strange
Noun
egen c
- definite singular of eg
Hungarian
Etymology
ég (“sky”) + -en (“on”, case suffix)
Pronunciation
Noun
egen
- (slightly folksy) Alternative form of égen, superessive singular of ég
- 1866, János Arany, translator, Shakespeare’s Hamlet:
Több dolgok vannak földön és egen, / Horatio, mintsem bölcselmetek / Álmodni képes.- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German eigenen. Cognate with English own, German eignen, from egen.
Verb
egen (past singular egen, past participle egent, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (reflexive) to suit
Conjugation
Conjugation of egen (weak verb, irregular)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“to own, to possess”).
Adjective
egen (neuter singular egent, definite singular and plural egne)
- peculiar, odd
- obstinate, pertinacious, uncompromising
Han er ganske egen av seg.- He is quite pertinacious.
Derived terms
Determiner
egen (neuter singular eget, definite singular and plural egne)
- own (possessed by someone)
- Google slipper egen nettleser
- Google releases (its) own web browser
Derived terms
See also
References
- “egen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Equivalent to äga + -en. Cognate with English own.
Pronunciation
Adjective
egen
- peculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal, individualistic
Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.- She has the finest and most unique fashion style.
Declension
| Inflection of egen
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
|
egen
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egnare
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egnast
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| Neuter singular
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eget
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egnare
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egnast
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| Plural
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egna
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egnare
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egnast
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| Masculine plural3
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egne
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egnare
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egnast
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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egne
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egnare
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egnaste
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| All
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egna
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egnare
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egnaste
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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
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Related terms
Pronoun
egen
- own, of my own (belonging to one and only one (determiner))
Jag vill ha en egen hund.- I want a dog of my own.
Det där är min alldeles egna häst.- That is my very own horse.
Boken är faktiskt min egen.- The book is actually my own.
Alex har sitt eget hus.- Alex has his own house.
Usage notes
Variably classified as pronoun and adjective, where the set of inflections very much resembles that of an adjective, but they are used in somewhat different situations:
- Following numbers, indefinite articles or possessive pronouns: egen, eget or egna depending on whether the noun is common, neuter or plural, respectively. (Had the word been a pure adjective, possessive pronouns would always have required the form "egna")
- Following definite article, adjectives or adverbs (in particular the word alldeles): egna
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