enig

See also: énig

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːni/, [ˈeːni]

Adjective

enig

  1. united
  2. unanimous

Inflection

Inflection of enig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular enig — —2
Neuter singular enigt — —2
Plural enige — —2
Definite attributive1 enige — —
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.

Synonyms

  • enighed

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːnəx/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Determiner

enig

  1. some
    Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld.
    Some caution is appreciated.
    Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien.
    He showed some things.
  2. any
    Heb je enig idee wat dat is?
    Do you have any idea what that is?
Inflection
Inflection of enig
uninflected enig
inflected enige
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial —
indefinite m./f. sing. enige
n. sing. enig
plural enige
definite enige
partitive —
Synonyms
  • (some): een aantal, een paar, wat
  • (any): een

Adjective

enig (not comparable)

  1. only, single
    Dat was zijn enige kans.
    That was his only chance.
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.

Inflection
Inflection of enig
uninflected enig
inflected enige
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial —
indefinite m./f. sing. enige
n. sing. enig
plural enige
definite enige
partitive —
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)

  1. cute, nice, adorable
Inflection
Inflection of enig
uninflected enig
inflected enige
comparative eniger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial enig eniger het enigst
het enigste
indefinite m./f. sing. enige enigere enigste
n. sing. enig eniger enigste
plural enige enigere enigste
definite enige enigere enigste
partitive enigs enigers —

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German einig

Adjective

enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)

  1. agreed, in agreement
    jeg er enig - I agree

Derived terms

See also

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to ēn +‎ -ig.

Adjective

ēnig

  1. any
    • that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
      That I shouldn't live any moment
      (Genesis, verse 67)
  2. anyone
    • 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
      (Heliand, verse 2637)

Declension


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