ein

See also: -ein, ein-, EIN, and éin

Breton

Noun

ein

  1. plural of oan

Dutch Low Saxon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɪ̯n/, /ˈaɪ̯n/

Article

ein m (indefinite article)

  1. Alternative spelling of een : a, an

Article

ein n (indefinite article)

  1. Alternative spelling of een : a, an

Numeral

ein

  1. Alternative spelling of een : one (1)

Faroese

Faroese cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : ein
    Ordinal : fyrsti
    Distributive : einir

Etymology

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Article

ein (neuter eitt)

  1. a, an
    ein góður maður ― a good man
    ein góð kvinna ― a good woman
    eitt gott barn ― a good child
    einir góðir skógvar ― a good pair of shoes

Declension

ein, eitt (a, one) - article, numeral, adjective, indefinite pronoun
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) ein ein eitt
Accusative (hvønnfall) eina
Dative (hvørjumfall) einum eini / einari einum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (eins) (einar) (eins)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) einir einar eini
Accusative (hvønnfall) einar
Dative (hvørjumfall) einum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (eina)

Numeral

ein (neuter eitt)

  1. one (1)
    ein maður og tvær kvinnur ― one man and two women
    ein kvinna og tveir menn ― one woman and two men
    einar buksur og tveir skógvar ― one pair of trousers and two pair of shoes
    ein dagin
    one day, someday

Usage notes

When counting, use the neuter forms: eitt, tvey, trý, ...

Adjective

ein (neuter eitt, plural einar)

  1. same
    Teir fóru allir ein veg.
    They all went the same way.
  2. alone
    Hon sat í borgin ein.
    She sat in the castle alone.
  3. approximate
    einar hundrað krónur ― approximately 100 kroner

Pronoun

ein (neuter eitt)

  1. one
    ein sigur ― one says

Derived terms

  • ein og hvør (“everybody”)
  • eitt nú (“for instance”)

German

Alternative forms

  • ain (for the article, dated)
  • 'n (for the article, in informal writing)
  • Ein (for the numeral)
  • éin (for the numeral, rare)

Etymology

From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare German Low German en, ein, Dutch een, English one, Danish en, Norwegian Nynorsk ein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪ̯n/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ən/, /n̩/ (for the article, chiefly colloquial)
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Numeral

ein m, n

  1. one
    Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
    I had ordered just one beer.

Usage notes

  • In counting, the form eins is used: eins zu null (“one–nil”) (sport result). The name of the number one, as a noun, is Eins.
  • In order to distinguish the numeral ("one") from the indefinite article ("a, an"), the former may be printed in italics: Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.

Article

ein m, n

  1. a, an
    ein Mann ― a man
    eine Frau ― a woman
    ein Kind ― a child

Usage notes

  • In the vernacular, the diphthong ei- is usually not pronounced in the indefinite article, which gives rise to the informal contractions 'n, 'ne, 'nem, 'ner (dative), and 'nen. (There are no contracted genitive forms.)
  • Earlier contracted forms which are not in use anymore are eim for einem and eins for eines (as in "eins Mann[e]s", "eins Kind[e]s"). Even older forms are ein for eine (as in ein Frau), einm for einem and einr for einer.

Declension

Declension of ein
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative ein eine ein –
genitive eines einer eines –
dative einem einer einem –
accusative einen eine ein –

Coordinate terms

Anagrams

German Low German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɪ̯n/, /ˈaɪ̯n/

Article

ein m, n (indefinite article)

  1. Alternative spelling of en (“a, an”)

Numeral

ein

  1. Alternative spelling of en (“one (1)”)

Icelandic

Adverb

ein

  1. alone
    Hún er ein.
    She is alone.

Numeral

ein

  1. inflection of einn:
    1. nominative neuter singular
    2. nominative and accusative neuter plural

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

ein

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えいん

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æɪn/ (example of pronunciation)

Numeral

ein m (feminine ei, neuter eitt, stressed masculine éin, stressed feminine éi)

  1. (cardinal) one (cardinal number 1)

Derived terms

Article

ein m (feminine ei, neuter eit)

  1. a, an (indefinite article)
    Eg skal selja ein båt.
    I am going to sell a boat.

Pronoun

ein

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)
  2. one (indefinite personal pronoun)
    Ein skal ikkje tru på alt ein høyrer.
    One should not believe everything one is told.
  3. someone
    Eg kjenner ein som kan spela trombone.
    I know someone who can play the trombone.

Adverb

ein

  1. circa, approximately, about
    Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.
    It lies about two to three kilometres away.

Alternative forms

See also

  • en (Bokmål)

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, whence also Old English ān, Old Norse einn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Numeral

ein

  1. (cardinal) one

Descendants

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yn.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ei̯n/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ən/

Determiner

ein

  1. our
    ein gwlad ― our land
  2. us (as the object of a verbal noun)
    ein gweld ― to see us

Usage notes

Ni is sometimes added after the noun.

West Frisian

Noun

ein c (plural einen)

  1. duck
  2. end
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