engi

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Verb

engi

  1. to cry

References

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse eng.

Pronunciation

Noun

engi n (genitive singular engis, nominative plural engi)

  1. meadow (field or pasture)

Declension

declension of engi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative engi engið engi engin
accusative engi engið engi engin
dative engi enginu engjum engjunum
genitive engis engisins engja engjanna

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

engi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えんぎ

Mimi of Decorse

Etymology

The term is superficially similar to Maba(n) *anǯi, but Starostin notes that "the attested isogloss is between Mimi-D and Maba, as opposed to Mimi-D and Maban in general", so it might be a loan; similar terms are used for "rain" in a number of other nearby languages.

Noun

engi

  1. water

References

  • George Starostin, On Mimi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

engi f

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eng

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *angī, whence also Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

engi

  1. narrow
Derived terms
  • engī
Descendants
  • Middle High German: enge

Etymology 2

From the adjective engi: engi +‎ -ī.

Pronunciation

Noun

engī f

  1. narrowness
Declension
Declension of engī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative engī —
accusative engī —
genitive engī —
dative engī —
Descendants
  • Middle High German: enge

References

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From einn (“one”) +‎ -gi (“not”), literally “not one”. Compare Old Norse ekki.

Pronoun

engi (neuter ekki)

  1. none, no one, nothing

Determiner

engi (neuter ekki)

  1. no, not any
  2. (after negative or comparative) any
    aldri fyrr fekk hann þvílíkan sigr í engri herferð
    he had never before had such a victory in any campaign
    þessir dvergar kunnu betr smíða af járni en engir aðrir
    these dwarves could smith from iron better than anyone else

Usage notes

Note the function after a negative or a comparative. This ties in with Old Norse use of double negatives.

Declension

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    Declension of engi
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative engi engi ekki
accusative engan enga ekki
dative engum engri engu
genitive enskis engrar enskis
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative engir engar engi
accusative enga engar engi
dative engum engum engum
genitive engra engra engra

Descendants

References

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *angī, whence also Old High German engi, Old English enge, Old Norse ǫngr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

engi

  1. narrow

Declension

Positive forms of engi
Strong declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative engi engie, engia engi engia engi engi, engia
accusative engian, engien engia, engie engia engia engi engi, engia
genitive engies, engias engiaro, engioro, engiero engiara, engiaro engiaro, engioro, engiero engies, engias engiaro, engioro, engiero
dative engiumu, engium, engiun, engiun, engion, engien, engian engiun, engion, engium engiaro, engiaru, engiara engiun, engion engiumu, engium, engiun, engiun, engion, engien, engian engiun, engion, engium
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative engio, engia engion, engiun engia, engie engion, engiun, engian engia, engie engion, engiun
accusative engion, engian engion, engiun engiun, engion, engian engion, engiun, engian engia, engie engion, engiun
genitive engien, engian engiono, engieno engiun, engian, engien engiono engien, engian engiono, engieno
dative engion, engien, engian engion, engiun engiun, engian engion, engiun engion, engien, engian engion, engiun


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: enge
    • German Low German: eng
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