eg

See also:Appendix:Variations of "eg"

English

Adverb

eg(notcomparable)

1. Alternative form ofe.g.

Anagrams

• GE,ge,gE,Ge

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɛχ/

Etymology 1

FromDutchecht.

Adjective

eg(attributiveegte,comparativeegter,superlativeegste)

1. real

Adverb

eg

1. Emphasizes the authenticity of the modified adjective

   Potjiekos is 'n verwysing na 'negSuid-Afrikaanse kooktegniek

Etymology 2

FromDutcheg.

Noun

eg(pluralêeoregge)

1. (agriculture)harrow

Synonyms

• êe

Etymology 3

FromDutcheggen.

Verb

eg(presenteg,present participleeggende,past participlegeëg)

1. toharrow;toworkthelandwith aharrow

Alternative forms

• ê
• êe

Danish

Etymology

FromOld Norseeik,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eyǵ-(“oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/eːɡ/,[eːˀj]

Noun

egc(singular definiteegen,plural indefiniteege)

1. oak,oak tree(tree or wood)

Inflection

Declension ofeg

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eg	egen	ege	egene
genitive	egs	egens	eges	egenes

Synonyms

• egetræ

Further reading

• egon the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^da

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɛx/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:eg
• Rhymes:-ɛx

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Dutchegge,ultimately from the root ofegge(“corner, edge”).CompareGermanEgge(“harrow”)andGermaneggen(“to harrow”).

Noun

egf(pluraleggen,diminutiveegjen)

1. harrow

Alternative forms

• egge(dated)

Derived terms

• eggen

Descendants

• Afrikaans:eg,ê

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

eg

1. inflection ofeggen:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• ge

Faroese

Etymology

FromOld Norseek,fromProto-Norseᛖᚲ(ek),fromProto-Germanic*ek(whence also Old Englishiċ,Old High Germanih), fromProto-Indo-European*éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/eː/
• Rhymes:-eː
• Homophones:e,E

Pronoun

eg(pluralvit,possessive adjectivesmín,mítt)

1. I(first-person singular personal pronoun)

   Egeti døgurða.

   I am eating dinner.

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

Personal pronouns(Persónsfornøvn)
Singular(eintal)	1stperson	2ndperson	3rdperson masc.	3rdperson fem.	3rdperson neut.
Nominative(hvørfall)	eg,jeg	tú	hann	hon	tað
Accusative(hvønnfall)	meg,mjeg	teg,tjeg		hana
Dative(hvørjumfall)	mær	tær	honum	henni	tí
Genitive(hvørsfall)	mín	tín	hansara,hans†	hennara,hennar†	tess
Plural(fleirtal)	1stperson	2ndperson	3rdperson masc.	3rdperson fem.	3rdperson neut.
Nominative(hvørfall)	vit	tit	teir	tær	tey
Accusative(hvønnfall)	okkum	tykkum
Dative(hvørjumfall)			teimum,teim†
Genitive(hvørsfall)	okkara	tykkara	teirra

Synonyms

• jeg(Suðuroy dialect)

Further reading

• "eg"at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• ek(very archaic)
• ég(modern)

Etymology

From olderIcelandicek,fromOld Norseek,fromProto-Norseᛖᚲ(ek),fromProto-Germanic*ek,fromProto-Indo-European*éǵh₂.Compare withFaroeseeg,NornegandNorwegian Nynorskeg.

Pronoun

eg

1. (poetic,archaic)I(first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Icelandic personal pronouns

Icelandicpersonal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	ég,eg,ek†	þú	hann	hún,hon†,hón†	það,þat†
accusative	mig,mik†	þig,þik†	hann	hana	það,þat†
dative	mér	þér	honum,hánum†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess
plural	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	við	þið,þit†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

Jamaican Creole

Noun

eg(pluraleg dem,quantifiedeg)

1. Alternative spelling ofegg

Middle English

Alternative forms

• eeg,egg,egge,egghe,eeg

Etymology

BorrowedfromOld Norseegg,fromProto-Germanic*ajją,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm.Doubletofey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɛɡ/

Noun

eg(pluralegges)

1. (chiefly Northern)egg

   Synonym:(more common)ey

Descendants

• English:egg,egge
  • →⇒German:not the yellow from the egg
  • Jamaican Creole:eg
  • Sranan Tongo:eksi
• Scots:egg
• Yola:egges(plural)

References

• “eg(ge,n.(1).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved2018-08-05.

Norn

Etymology

FromOld Norseek,fromProto-Norseᛖᚲ(ek),fromProto-Germanic*ek,fromProto-Indo-European*éǵh₂.

Pronoun

eg

1. I(first-person singular personal pronoun)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

FromOld Norseek,fromProto-Norseᛖᚲ(ek),fromProto-Germanic*ek,fromProto-Indo-European*éǵh₂.Akin toEnglishI.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɛː(ɡ)/,/eː(ɡ)/
• (Widespread forms)IPA^(key):/eː(ɡ)/,/ɛː(ɡ)/,/æː(ɡ)/,as well as forms based onjeorjegin Eastern areas.
  • (Romsdal/Sunndal/Lesja)IPA^(key):/iː/
  • (Selbu/Lierne)IPA^(key):/iː/
• (Diphthongised forms)IPA^(key):/eiː(ɡ)/,/ɛːɪ/,/ɪɛɡ/
  • (Namdal)IPA^(key):[ɛɪːɡ],[ɛɪːɣ]
  • (Sunnmøre)IPA^(key):[a̝ːi],[ɛːɪ],[eːɪ]
  • (Flå, Horg)IPA^(key):[ɛi]
  • (North-Østerdalen)IPA^(key):[ɛi],[ɛɪ]
    • (Settler dialects in Bardu)IPA^(key):[ɛɪ]
  • (Setesdal)IPA^(key):[i̞eɡ],[ɪɛ̝ɡ̥]

Pronoun

eg(accusativemeg)

1. I(first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns

person	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
case	singular			singular masculine	singular feminine	singular neuter
nominative	eg,je1	du		han	ho	det,dat2
accusative	meg	deg	seg	han,honom2	ho,henne2	det,dat2
dative2	meg	deg	seg	honom	henne	di2
genitive	min	din	sin	hans	hennar,hennes1	dess3
case	plural
nominative	me,vi	de,dokker			dei
accusative	oss,okk	dykk,dokker	seg		dei,deim2
dative	oss,okk	dykk,dokker	seg		deim2
genitive	vår,okkar	dykkar,dokkar	sin		deira,deires1

¹Obsolete.²Landsmål.³Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.

Noun

egn(definite singulareget,uncountable)

1. (metaphysics)I,ego

References

• “eg”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/eːj/

Noun

ēġf

1. Alternative form ofīeġ

Pumpokol

Etymology

FromProto-Yeniseian*ʔes.CompareKottēš,Arines,eš.Also from the same root isPumpokoleč(“sky”).

Noun

eg

1. God

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

eg

1. imperativeofega