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French
Etymology
Verlan form of sein.
Pronunciation
Noun
eins m pl (plural only)
- (Verlan, slang) tits, boobs
German
Etymology
From eines, originally the neuter form of ein. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainatō, the singular neuter form of Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
eins
- (cardinal number) one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers)
- die Nummer eins ― the number one
- eins plus zwei ― one plus two
- hundert und eins ― one hundred and one
- Absatz eins ― paragraph one
- (colloquial) one, one o'clock
- Es ist eins. ― It's one .
- um eins ― at one
- nach eins ― after one
- kurz vor eins ― shortly before one
- ab eins ― from one
- bis eins ― until one
- Es ist Punkt eins. ― It's one o'clock sharp
- halb eins ― half past twelve (literally, “half one”)
Declension
- In adjectival use (that is, with a following noun):
- In substantival use (that is, without a following noun):
With the definite article (e.g. der eine):
Coordinate terms
German cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
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—0
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—1
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—2
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—3
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—4
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—5
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—6
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—7
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—8
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—9
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0—
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null |
eins, (before a noun) ein |
zwei |
drei |
vier |
fünf |
sechs |
sieben |
acht |
neun
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1—
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zehn |
elf |
zwölf |
dreizehn |
vierzehn |
fünfzehn |
sechzehn |
siebzehn |
achtzehn |
neunzehn
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2—
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zwanzig |
einundzwanzig |
zweiundzwanzig |
dreiundzwanzig |
vierundzwanzig |
fünfundzwanzig |
sechsundzwanzig |
siebenundzwanzig |
achtundzwanzig |
neunundzwanzig
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3—
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Germany, Austria: dreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreissig |
Germany, Austria: einunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: einunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: zweiunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: zweiunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: dreiunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreiunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: vierunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: vierunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: fünfunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: fünfunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: sechsunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: sechsunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: siebenunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: siebenunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: achtunddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: achtunddreissig |
Germany, Austria: neununddreißig Switzerland, Liechtenstein: neununddreissig
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4—
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vierzig |
einundvierzig |
zweiundvierzig |
dreiundvierzig |
vierundvierzig |
fünfundvierzig |
sechsundvierzig |
siebenundvierzig |
achtundvierzig |
neunundvierzig
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5—
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fünfzig |
einundfünfzig |
zweiundfünfzig |
dreiundfünfzig |
vierundfünfzig |
fünfundfünfzig |
sechsundfünfzig |
siebenundfünfzig |
achtundfünfzig |
neunundfünfzig
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6—
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sechzig |
einundsechzig |
zweiundsechzig |
dreiundsechzig |
vierundsechzig |
fünfundsechzig |
sechsundsechzig |
siebenundsechzig |
achtundsechzig |
neunundsechzig
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7—
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siebzig |
einundsiebzig |
zweiundsiebzig |
dreiundsiebzig |
vierundsiebzig |
fünfundsiebzig |
sechsundsiebzig |
siebenundsiebzig |
achtundsiebzig |
neunundsiebzig
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8—
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achtzig |
einundachtzig |
zweiundachtzig |
dreiundachtzig |
vierundachtzig |
fünfundachtzig |
sechsundachtzig |
siebenundachtzig |
achtundachtzig |
neunundachtzig
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9—
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neunzig |
einundneunzig |
zweiundneunzig |
dreiundneunzig |
vierundneunzig |
fünfundneunzig |
sechsundneunzig |
siebenundneunzig |
achtundneunzig |
neunundneunzig
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German cardinal numbers from 100 onward
Pronoun
eins
- Alternative form of eines: strong nominative/accusative neuter singular of einer
Meine Schwester hat ein Fahrrad und ich will auch eins.- My sister has a bike and I want one too.
Usage notes
Only this form is commonly heard in colloquial German. In formal writing, eins is also perfectly acceptable but somewhat less frequent than eines.
Adverb
eins
- (somewhat informal) only used in sich eins sein (“to agree”) and eins werden (“to arrive at an agreement”)
- Wir sind über den Preis nicht eins geworden. ― We couldn't agree on the price.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “eins” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “eins” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “eins” in Duden online
- eins on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Adverb
eins
- alike, identical
Derived terms
Conjunction
eins
- equally; as
- Ég ætla að lesa eins hratt og ég get. ― I'm going to read as fast as I can.
- Ég hef aldrei keyrt eins mikið. ― I have never driven that much.
Usage notes
Used with og (“and”) when comparing with something else ("eins mikið og það" ― as much as that).
Derived terms
Numeral
eins
- genitive masculine singular of einn
- genitive neuter singular of einn
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse eins, genitive of einn, where it also was an adverb.
Adjective
eins (singular and plural eins)
- same, alike
- agreed
Derived terms
Determiner
eins
- one's; possessive of ein
References
- “eins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- eins, isen, isne, neis, nesi, nise, sein, seni, si-en, sine, Sine, snei
Old Norse
Etymology
Inflected form of einn.
Adverb
eins
- alike, in the same way
Descendants
Numeral
eins
- masculine genitive singular of einn
- neuter genitive singular of einn
Pronoun
eins
- strong masculine genitive singular of einn
- strong neuter genitive singular of einn
References
- “eins”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Anagrams