eina

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See also: Eina and einä

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eina, from the Khoekhoe people of the Kalahari Desert: é +‎ ná.

Pronunciation

Interjection

eina

  1. (South Africa) Ouch! (an exclamation of pain)
    Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!

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Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Khoekhoe (see eina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈəi̯.na/
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Interjection

eina

  1. ouch! ow! (exclamation of pain)

Bavarian

Etymology

Compare German einher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪ̯nɐ/, /ˈaɛnɐ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɛnɐ/, /æːnɐ/ (East Central)

Adverb

eina

  1. in, into, inside (direction towards the speaker)
    Antonym: außa

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Related terms

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier aïna, borrowed from Old Occitan aizina, from aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare Occitan aisina and French aise. Doublet of adjacent, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

Noun

eina f (plural eines)

  1. tool
    Synonym: (Valencia) ferramenta

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Icelandic

Numeral

eina

  1. accusative feminine singular of einn

Declension

declension of eina
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative einn ein eitt einir einar ein
accusative einn eina eitt eina einar ein
dative einum einni einu einum einum einum
genitive eins einnar eins einna einna einna

Lithuanian

Verb

eina

  1. third-person singular present of eiti
  2. third-person plural present of eiti

Old Norse

Adjective

eina

  1. inflection of einn:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak feminine/neuter nominative singular
    4. weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular
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