eiga

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaiːja]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

  1. possession, property
Declension
Declension of eiga
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eiguni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eiga eiganna
Synonyms
  • ogn, eigindómur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

  1. to have
  2. to own
  3. to beget, give birth to
Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːɣa/
    Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to have, to be closely related to
    Ég á skemmtilega konu.
    I have a funny wife.
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to possess, to own syn.
  3. to have to, should syn.
    Hann á að mæta í skólann, sama hvað foreldrar hans segja.
    He's supposed to show up for school, regardless of what his parents say.
  4. to be said to be by others
    The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.
    They say The Matrix is a good movie.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

  1. a possession
Usage notes
  • Often used in plural; eigur (“possessions”).
Declension

Japanese

Romanization

eiga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

eiga

  1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga.

Alternative forms

Verb

eiga (present tense eig, past tense åtte, past participle ått, passive infinitive eigast, present participle eigande, imperative eig)

  1. to own
    Er det du som eig denne klokka?
    Is it you who owns this watch?

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • eiget

Noun

eiga f

  1. definite feminine singular of eige

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”). Cognate with Old English āgan, Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aihan).

Verb

eiga (singular past indicative átti, plural past indicative áttu, past participle áttr)

  1. to have, to own

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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