einn
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Icelandic
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| Cardinal : einn Ordinal : fyrstur | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål en, Faroese ein and Danish en.
Pronunciation
Numeral
einn (feminine ein, neuter eitt)
Pronoun
einn
Adjective
einn
- alone
- 1894, Sigfús B. Blöndal, “Skapbrigði (sex kvæði frá ýmsum tímum)”, in Sunnanfari; mánaðarblað með myndum, volume IV, number 3, page 20:
- Ég er einn, svo óttalega einn.
- I am alone, so terribly alone.
Declension
declension of einn
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
- ás (noun)
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 148. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Anagrams
Old Norse
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| Cardinal: einn Ordinal: fyrstr Multiplier: einfaldr Distributive: einfaldliga Fractional: heill | ||||
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Old Saxon en, Old English an, Old Frisian en, Old High German ein, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains).
Numeral
einn
Pronoun
einn
Adjective
einn
Declension
Strong declension of einn
Weak declension of einn