eiga

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaiːja]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

  1. possession, property
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiga eigan eigur eigurnar
accusative eigu eiguna eigur eigurnar
dative eigu eiguni eigum eigunum
genitive eigu eigunnar eiga eiganna
Synonyms
  • ogn, eigindómur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (third person singular past indicative átti, third person plural past indicative áttu, supine átt)

  1. to have
  2. to own
  3. to beget, give birth to
  4. should, ought to
Conjugation
Conjugation of (irregular)
infinitive
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

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːɣa/
    Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

eiga (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á, third-person singular past indicative átti, supine átt)

  1. to have, to be closely related to [with accusative]
    Ég á skemmtilega konu.
    I have a funny wife.
  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.
  4. to be said to be by others
    The Matrix á að vera skemmtileg mynd.
    They say The Matrix is a good movie.
Conjugation
eiga – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur eiga
supine sagnbót átt
present participle
eigandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
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 Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.

Noun

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, nominative plural eigur)

  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

Japanese

Romanization

eiga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えいが

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

eiga

  1. feminine singular of eigen

Etymology 2

From Old Norse 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)

  1. to own
    Er det du som eig denne klokka?
    Are you the one who owns this watch?

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • eiget

Noun

eiga f

  1. definite feminine singular of eige

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą (to possess, have, own), from Proto-Indo-European *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)

  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
Descendants
  • Icelandic: eiga
  • Faroese: eiga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiga; (dialectal) ega
  • Elfdalian: iegå
  • Old Swedish: ǣgha, ēgha
  • Danish: eje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: eie
  • Old Gutnish: aiga

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

From Proto-Germanic *aigǭ.

Noun

eiga f

  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
Descendants

Further reading

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