ein
Bourguignon
editEtymology
editArticle
editBreton
editNoun
editein
Dutch Low Saxon
editPronunciation
editArticle
editein m (indefinite article)
Article
editein n (indefinite article)
Numeral
editein
Faroese
edit< 0 | 1 | 2 > |
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrsti Distributive : einir | ||
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.
Pronunciation
editArticle
editein (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
editein, 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
editein (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
editWhen counting, use the neuter forms: eitt, tvey, trý, ...
Adjective
editein (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
editein (neuter eitt)
- one
- ein sigur ― one says
Derived terms
edit- ein og hvør (“everybody”)
- eitt nú (“for instance”)
Finnish
editNoun
editein
- instructive plural of ee
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology 1
edit
10 | ||||
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Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein Ordinal: erste Sequence adverb: erstens Ordinal abbreviation: 1. Adverbial: einmal Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal Multiplier: einfach Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach Fractional: Ganzes | ||||
German Wikipedia article on 1 |
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)
- IPA(key): /aɛ̯n/ (Austria)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
Numeral
editein m or n
- (cardinal number) 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- Ein
- éin (rare, nonstandard)
Article
editein 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 (though compare modern colloquial ei'm) 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
editDeclension 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 | – |
Alternative forms
editCoordinate 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
editEtymology 2
editRelated to in (like also ein-), from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare English in-.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editein
- (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 quotation)
Adjective
editein (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (predicative only) 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.)
Declension
editIndeclinable, predicative-only.
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
Anagrams
editGerman Low German
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editArticle
editein m or n (indefinite article)
- Alternative spelling of en (“a, an”)
Numeral
editein
- Alternative spelling of en (“one (1)”)
Icelandic
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editein
- alone
- Hún er ein.
- She is alone.
Numeral
editein
- inflection of einn:
Anagrams
editIrish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editein
- The name of the Latin-script letter n/N.
See also
editJapanese
editRomanization
editein
Middle High German
edit10 | ||||
1 | 2 → | 10 → | ||
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Cardinal: ein Ordinal: ērste |
Etymology
editFrom Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *éy + *-nós.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editein
Article
editein
Usage notes
edit- It can also be declined weakly after a definitive article.
Declension
editDeclension of einer, ein | ||||
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Singular | ||||
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
nominative | einer, ein | einiu, ein | eineȥ, ein | |
genitive | eines | einer(e) | eines | |
dative | einem(e), ei(n)me | einer(e) | einem(e), ei(n)me | |
accusative | einen | eine | eineȥ, ein | |
Plural | ||||
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
nominative | eine | einiu | ||
genitive | einer(e) | |||
dative | einen | |||
accusative | eine | einiu |
Descendants
edit- Alemannic German: ain, äin, a, an, en
- Bavarian: a
- Central Franconian: een, ein (Kölsch; Westerwald), ään (eastern Moselle Franconian)
- East Central German: ä, e
- German: ein
- Rhine Franconian: e (Hessian)
- Yiddish: איין (eyn), אַ (a), אַן (an)
References
edit- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ein”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrste | ||
Alternative forms
edit- einn (alternative spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Akin to English one, an.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɛɪːn/, [ɛ̝ɪ̯ːn], [æɪ̯ːn]
- (South West, Setesdal dialect) IPA(key): [a̝e̯ːn]
- (North West) IPA(key): [ɛ̞ɪ̯ɲː], [æi̯ɲː]
Numeral
editéin m (feminine éi, neuter eitt)
- one (cardinal number 1)
Derived terms
editArticle
editein m (indefinite singular feminine ei, indefinite singular neuter eit)
- a, an (indefinite article) (Indefinite masculine singular article.)
- Eg skal selja ein båt.
- I am going to sell a boat.
- Ein raud blome.
- A red flower.
Declension
editPronoun
editein (genitive eins)
- 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
editein
- circa, approximately, about
- Synonym: ei
- Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.
- It lies about two to three kilometres away.
References
edit- “ein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
editOld Frisian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editēin
- 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
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Cardinal : ein | ||
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *éy + *-nós.
Cognate with Old English ān, Old Norse einn.
Numeral
editein
Inflection
editThis entry needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editAdverb
editein
Descendants
editOld Norse
editAdjective
editein
- inflection of einn:
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh yn, an, from Old Welsh an. Compare Breton hon.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editein (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
- our
- Buodd ein ci a’n cath yn gyfeillion pennaf.
- Our dog and our cat were best friends.
Pronoun
editein (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
- us (as the direct object of a verbal noun)
- Os oes problem, cofiwch ein hysbysu i’n helpu i’w datrys yn gyflym.
- If there is a problem, remember to inform us to help us to solve it quickly.
Usage notes
edit- Ni is often added after the noun or verbnoun which ein precedes. In formal language, this is done to emphasise the determiner or pronoun. In colloquial language, it is not necessarily an indicator of emphasis, and is often included with the determiner and always included with the pronoun. The exception to the latter case is in passive constructions employing cael, where ni is never used.
- In formal Welsh, the contraction 'n is a valid form of ein found after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, ein is often contracted to 'n after almost any vowel-final word.
- Pronomial ein or 'n can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'n is found only in formal language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles. See entry for 'n for more information.
- The colloquial pronunciation /ən/ is the original pronunciation, as shown by the Middle Welsh form yn. The more careful pronunciation /ei̯n/ is a later spelling pronunciation.
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Frisian *ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editein c (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading
edit- “ein (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī.
Noun
editein c or n (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)
Further reading
edit- “ein (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
editNoun
editein
- Alternative form of ieen (“eyes”)
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 38
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