eiga

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#EIGA eiga, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EIGA *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)Category:Faroese lemmas#EIGACategory:Faroese nouns#EIGACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Faroese feminine nouns#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. possession, property
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#EIGA eiga, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EIGA *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)Category:Faroese lemmas#EIGACategory:Faroese verbs#EIGACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. to have
  2. to own
  3. to beget, give birth to
  4. should, ought to
Conjugation
Conjugation of eiga (irregular)
infinitive eiga
supine átt
present past
first singular eigi
(ár, á)		 átti
(á)
second singular eigur
(eigir)
(ár, á)		 átti
(á)
third singular eigur
(eigir)
(ár, á)		 átti
(á)
plural eiga áttu
participle eigandi ?
imperative
singular eig!
plural eigið!

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old NorseCategory:Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse#EIGACategory:Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse#EIGA eiga, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EIGA *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)Category:Icelandic lemmas#EIGACategory:Icelandic verbs#EIGACategory:Icelandic preterite-present verbs#EIGACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. to have, to be closely related to [with accusative]
    Ég á skemmtilega konu.
    I have a funny wife.
    Category:Icelandic terms with usage examples#EIGA
  2. to possess, to own [with accusative]
    Synonym: vera með
  3. to have to, should
    Synonym: vera skylt
    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.
    Category:Icelandic terms with usage examples#EIGA
  4. to be said to be by others
    The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.
    They say The Matrix is a good movie.
    Category:Icelandic terms with usage examples#EIGA
Conjugation
eiga – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að eiga
supine sagnbót átt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 eigandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég á átti eigi ætti
þú átt áttir eigir ættir
hann, hún, það á átti eigi ætti
plural við eigum áttum eigum ættum
þið eigið áttuð eigið ættuð
þeir, þær, þau eiga áttu eigi ættu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú eig (þú), eigðu
plural þið eigið (þið), eigiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old NorseCategory:Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse#EIGACategory:Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse#EIGA eiga, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EIGA *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)Category:Icelandic lemmas#EIGACategory:Icelandic nouns#EIGACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Icelandic feminine nouns#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. a possession
Usage notes
  • Often used in plural; eigur (“possessions”).
Declension
Declension of eiga (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eigunni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eigna eignanna
Category:Most used Icelandic verbs Category:Icelandic auxiliary verbs#EIGA

Japanese

Romanization

eigaCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#EIGACategory:Japanese romanizations#EIGACategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#EIGACategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

eigaCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#EIGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjective forms#EIGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#EIGA eiga.

Alternative forms

Verb

eiga (present tense eig, past tense eigde or åtte, past participle eigd or eigt or ått, present participle eigande, imperative eig)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#EIGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#EIGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. to own
    Er det du som eig denne klokka?
    Are you the one who owns this watch?
    Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#EIGA

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Noun

eiga fCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#EIGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms#EIGACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. definite feminine singular of eige

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Category:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EIGACategory:Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eyḱ-#EIGA

From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#EIGACategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EIGA *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#EIGACategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EIGA *h₂eh₂óyḱe. 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)Category:Old Norse lemmas#EIGACategory:Old Norse verbs#EIGACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. to have, own
Conjugation
Conjugation of eiga (preterite-present)
infinitive eiga
present participle eigandi
past participle átt
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular á átta eiga ætta
2nd person singular átt áttir eigir ættir
3rd person singular á átti eigi ætti
1st person plural eigum áttum eigim ættim
2nd person plural eiguð áttuð eigið ættið
3rd person plural eigu áttu eigi ætti
imperative present
2nd person singular eig
1st person plural eigum
2nd person plural eiguð
Category:Old Norse preterite-present verbs#EIGA
Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eiga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Category:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EIGACategory:Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eyḱ-#EIGA

From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#EIGACategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EIGA *aigǭ.

Noun

eiga fCategory:Old Norse lemmas#EIGACategory:Old Norse nouns#EIGACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#EIGACategory:Old Norse feminine nouns#EIGACategory:Pages with entries#EIGACategory:Pages with 5 entries#EIGA

  1. possession
  2. property
Declension
Declension of eiga (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eigunni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eigna eignanna
Category:Old Norse ōn-stem nouns
Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eiga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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