enginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From late Old Norse enginn, from earlier engi, eingi, the ending -inn taken from adjectives. Similarly, the neuter ekkert is from earlier ekki (“nothing”) by analogy with hvert (“each”, neuter) E(i)ngi is a fusion of einn (“one”) + -gi (“not”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiŋcɪn(ː)/
    Rhymes: -eiŋcɪn

Pronoun

enginn or (poetic) engi (feminine engin or (poetic) engi, neuter ekkert or (in some fixed expressions) ekki)

  1. no one, none, nobody, no

Declension

Normal declension:

Positive forms of enginn, engi (strong-only)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative enginn, engi1 engin, engi1 ekkert, ekki2
accusative engan enga
dative engum engri engu, einugi2
genitive einskis, einkis3 engrar einskis, einkis3
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative engir engar engin
accusative enga
dative engum
genitive engra

1Poetic.
2In some fixed expressions.
3Occasionally.

Archaic declension:

Positive forms of enginn (strong-only)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative enginn engin ekkert
accusative öngvan öngva
dative öngvum öngri öngvu
genitive einskis öngrar einskis
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative öngvir öngvar engin
accusative öngva
dative öngvum
genitive öngra

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier engi, originally einn +‎ -gi.

Pronoun

enginn

  1. alternative form of engi
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