ein
Bourguignon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Article[edit]
ein (feminine eine, plural des, negative de)
Breton[edit]
Noun[edit]
ein
Dutch Low Saxon[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Article[edit]
ein m (indefinite article)
Article[edit]
ein n (indefinite article)
Numeral[edit]
ein
Faroese[edit]
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrsti Distributive : einir | ||
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.
Article[edit]
ein (neuter eitt)
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
ein (neuter eitt)
- 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[edit]
When counting, use the neuter forms: eitt, tvey, trý, ...
Adjective[edit]
ein (neuter eitt, plural einar)
- same
- Teir fóru allir ein veg.
- They all went the same way.
- alone
- Hon sat í borgin ein.
- She sat in the castle alone.
- approximate
- einar hundrað krónur ― approximately 100 kroner
Pronoun[edit]
ein (neuter eitt)
- one
- ein sigur ― one says
Derived terms[edit]
- ein og hvør (“everybody”)
- eitt nú (“for instance”)
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
ein
- Instructive plural form of ee.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein.
Compare German Low German en, ein, Dutch een, English one, Danish en, Norwegian Nynorsk ein.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /aɪ̯n/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ən/, /n̩/ (for the article, chiefly colloquial)
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
Numeral[edit]
ein m or n
- one
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- I had ordered just one beer.
- the same
- Synonym: derselbe
- Als wir klein waren, schliefen mein Bruder und ich in einem Bett.
- When we were little, my brother and I slept in the same bed.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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 (which is stressed in pronunciation) may be printed in italics or with increased letterspacing:
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.
- ein can stay uninflected as in ein oder zwei Wochen (“one or two weeks”), ein bis zwei Wochen (“one to two weeks”)
- ein can be governed by the definite article to mean "the one": Ich hatte nur das eine Bier bestellt. (“I had ordered just the one beer.”)
Alternative forms[edit]
- éin (rare, nonstandard)
Article[edit]
ein m or n
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Alternative forms[edit]
Declension[edit]
Declension of ein | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | ein | eine | ein | – |
genitive | eines | einer | eines | – |
dative | einem | einer | einem | – |
accusative | einen | eine | ein | – |
Coordinate terms[edit]
- 100: hundert, einhundert
- 103: tausend, eintausend
- 104: zehntausend (Myriade)
- 106: Million (tausendmaltausend, tausendtausend)
- 109: Milliarde
- 1012: Billion
- 1015: Billiarde
- 1018: Trillion
- 1021: Trilliarde
- 1024: Quadrillion
- 1027: Quadrilliarde
- 1030: Quintillion
- 1033: Quintilliarde
- 1036: Sextillion
- 1039: Sextilliarde
- 1042: Septillion
- 1045: Septilliarde
- 1048: Oktillion
- 1051: Oktilliarde
- 1054: Nonillion
- 1057: Nonilliarde
- 1060: Dezillion
- 1063: Dezilliarde
- 1066: Undezillion
- 1069: Undezilliarde
- 1072: Duodezillion
- 1075: Duodezilliarde
- 1078: Tredezillion
- 1081: Tredezilliarde
- 1084: Quattuordezillion
- 1087: Quattuordezilliarde
…
- 10100: Googol
…
- 10120: Vigintillion
- 10123: Vigintilliarde
…
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Related to in (like also ein-), from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare English in-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ein
- (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
- ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
- derein, feldein, hafenein, herein, hierein, hinein, jahrein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein
- 1843, Carl Friedrich Friccius, Geschichte des Krieges in den Jahren 1813 und 184. Mit besonderer Rücksicht auf Ostpreussen und das Königsbergsche Landwehrbataillon, page 418:
- Rund herum gerieth Alles in Flammen. Eine Menge Kugeln aus der Festung schlugen dicht neben, über und hinter uns, oder mit fürchterlichem Geprassel in den Wald ein; keine aber traf und der Himmel beschützte uns wunderbar.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Adjective[edit]
ein (not comparable)
- (predicative) on
- Synonyms: eingeschaltet, an, angeschaltet
- Antonyms: aus, ausgeschaltet
- Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?)
- Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Anagrams[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ein” in Duden online
- ein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
German Low German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Article[edit]
ein m or n (indefinite article)
- Alternative spelling of en (“a, an”)
Numeral[edit]
ein
- Alternative spelling of en (“one (1)”)
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ein
- alone
- Hún er ein.
- She is alone.
Numeral[edit]
ein
- inflection of einn:
Anagrams[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
ein
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrste | ||
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Akin to English one, English an
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
ein m (feminine ei, neuter eitt, stressed masculine éin, stressed feminine éi)
- one (cardinal number 1)
Derived terms[edit]
Article[edit]
ein m (indefinite singular feminine ei, indefinite singular neuter eit, definite singular -en, indefinite plural -ar, definite plural -ane)
- Indefinite singular article for masculine nouns.
- a, an (indefinite article)
- Eg skal selja ein båt.
- I am going to sell a boat.
- Ein raud blome.
- A red flower.
Pronoun[edit]
ein (genitive eins)
- one (impersonal pronoun)
- one (indefinite personal pronoun)
- Ein skal ikkje tru på alt ein høyrer.
- One should not believe everything one is told.
- someone
- Eg kjenner ein som kan spela trombone.
- I know someone who can play the trombone.
Adverb[edit]
ein
- circa, approximately, about
- Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.
- It lies about two to three kilometres away.
See also[edit]
- en (Bokmål)
References[edit]
- “ein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Old Frisian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ēin
- Alternative form of āin
References[edit]
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old High German[edit]
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Cardinal : ein | ||
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *ain, whence also Old English ān, Old Norse einn.
Numeral[edit]
ein
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ein
Descendants[edit]
- Middle High German: ein
Old Norse[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ein
- inflection of einn:
Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh yn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
ein (causes h-prosthesis)
Usage notes[edit]
ni is sometimes added after the noun for emphasis.
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Frisian *ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ein c (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading[edit]
- “ein (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī.
Noun[edit]
ein c or n (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading[edit]
- “ein (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola[edit]
Noun[edit]
ein
- Alternative form of ieen (“eyes”)
- Bourguignon terms inherited from Latin
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