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Danish
Pronunciation
Adjective
enig
- united
- unanimous
Inflection
| Inflection of enig
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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enig
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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enigt
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| Plural
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enige
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enige
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to een (“one”) + -ig.
Determiner
enig
- some
Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld.- Some caution is appreciated.
Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien.- He showed some things.
- any
Heb je enig idee wat dat is?- Do you have any idea what that is?
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Descendants
Adjective
enig (not comparable)
- only, single
Dat was zijn enige kans.- That was his only chance.
Quinten is een enig kind.- Quinten is an only child.
Usage notes
The superlative form enigst(e) is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is the grammatically correct superlative, but the use of it is not part of the standard language. See http://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.
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Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)
- cute, nice, adorable
Inflection
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German einig.
Adjective
enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)
- agreed, in agreement
- jeg er enig ― I agree
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See also
References
- “enig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.
Pronunciation
Determiner
ēniġ (Kentish)
- any
- anyone
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to ēn + -ig.
Adjective
ēnig
- any
- Genesis, verse 67
that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian- That I shouldn't live any moment
- anyone
- Heliand, verse 2637
thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmi- Though we had food that we should buy to give him. The most doubt is still there that anyone once felt
Declension
Positive forms of ēnig
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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ēnig
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ēnige, ēniga
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ēnig
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ēniga
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ēnig
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ēnig, ēniga
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| accusative
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ēnigan, ēnigen
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ēniga, ēnige
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ēniga
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ēniga
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ēnig
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ēnig, ēniga
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| genitive
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ēniges, ēnigas
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ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero
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ēnigara, ēnigaro
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ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero
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ēniges, ēnigas
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ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero
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| dative
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ēnigumu, ēnigum, ēnigun, ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan
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ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigum
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ēnigaro, ēnigaru, ēnigara
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ēnigun, ēnigon
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ēnigumu, ēnigum, ēnigun, ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan
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ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigum
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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plural
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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ēnigo, ēniga
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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ēniga, ēnige
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ēnigon, ēnigun, ēnigan
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ēniga, ēnige
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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| accusative
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ēnigon, ēnigan
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigan
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ēnigon, ēnigun, ēnigan
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ēniga, ēnige
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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ēnigen, ēnigan
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ēnigono, ēnigeno
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ēnigun, ēnigan, ēnigen
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ēnigono
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ēnigen, ēnigan
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ēnigono, ēnigeno
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| dative
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ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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ēnigun, ēnigan
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan
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ēnigon, ēnigun
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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ēnich (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Cognates include West Frisian ienich and German einig.
Pronunciation
Determiner
enig (inflected enige)
- some, a few
Adjective
enig (invariable) (predicative only)
- in agreement
- Wie sunt uus enig. ― We are in agreement.
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “enige”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “enig”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
enig (comparative enigare, superlative enigast)
- agreeing, in agreement (sharing the same opinion)
Alla var eniga om vad som behövde göras- Everyone agreed on what needed to be done
Hon var enig med de andra- She agreed with the others
De var rörande eniga- They were in touching agreement ("adorable agreement," agreed very strongly with each other, idiomatic)
en enig styrelse- a board in agreement
- unanimous (of a decision or the like)
- Synonym: (closer in tone to unanimous) enhällig
ett enigt beslut- a decision everyone agreed on
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