eiga

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

1. possession, property

Declension

Synonyms

• ogn, eigindómur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

1. to have
2. to own
3. to beget, give birth to
4. should, ought to

Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːɣa/

  Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to have, to be closely related to

   Ég á skemmtilega konu.

   I have a funny wife.

2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to possess, to own
3. to have to, should

   Hann á að mæta í skólann, sama hvað foreldrar hans segja.

   He's supposed to show up for school, regardless of what his parents say.

4. to be said to be by others

   The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.

   They say The Matrix is a good movie.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (possess): vera með
• (have to): vera skylt

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

1. a possession

Usage notes

• Often used in plural; eigur (“possessions”).

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

eiga

1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

eiga

1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms

• eige (e infinitive)

Verb

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

1. to own

   Er det du som eig denne klokka?

   Are you the one who owns this watch?

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• eiget

Noun

eiga f

1. definite feminine singular of eige

References

• “eige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe. Cognate with Old English āgan, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aihan).

Verb

eiga (singular past indicative átti, plural past indicative áttu, past participle áttr)

1. to have, own

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• “eiga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aigǭ.

Noun

eiga f

1. possession
2. property

Declension

Descendants

References

• “eiga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press