megn
Bavarian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German megen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-. Cognates include German mögen, Yiddish מעגן (megn), Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan), Serbo-Croatian moći, Bulgarian мога (moga).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmegn (past participle megn)
- (transitive) to like (something or someone)
- I måg koan Kas. ― I don't like cheese.
- I måg di. ― I like you.
- Mågst du Epfe? ― Do you like apples?
- (transitive) to want something
- (auxiliary, with infinitive) to want to (do something)
Conjugation
editConjugation of megn
infinitive | megn | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
1st person sing. | måg | - | mechad |
2nd person sing. | mågst | - | mechadst |
3rd person sing. | måg | - | mechad |
1st person plur. | megn | - | mechadn |
2nd person plur. | megts | - | mechats |
3rd person plur. | megn | - | mechadn |
imperative sing. | - | ||
imperative plur. | - | ||
past participle | megn |
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom the noun magn (“power, strength”), itself from Old Norse magn.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmegn (comparative megnari, superlative megnastur)
Declension
edit positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | megnari | megnari | megnara |
accusative | megnari | megnari | megnara |
dative | megnari | megnari | megnara |
genitive | megnari | megnari | megnara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | megnari | megnari | megnari |
accusative | megnari | megnari | megnari |
dative | megnari | megnari | megnari |
genitive | megnari | megnari | megnari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | megnastur | megnust | megnast |
accusative | megnastan | megnasta | megnast |
dative | megnustum | megnastri | megnustu |
genitive | megnasts | megnastrar | megnasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | megnastir | megnastar | megnust |
accusative | megnasta | megnastar | megnust |
dative | megnustum | megnustum | megnustum |
genitive | megnastra | megnastra | megnastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | megnasti | megnasta | megnasta |
accusative | megnasta | megnustu | megnasta |
dative | megnasta | megnustu | megnasta |
genitive | megnasta | megnustu | megnasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
accusative | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
dative | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
genitive | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
Noun
editmegn n (genitive singular megns, no plural)
- strength
- the main part of something
- Megnið af peningunum fór í fæði og húsnæði.
- Most of the money went to room and board.
Declension
editDeclension of megn | ||
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n-s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | megn | megnið |
accusative | megn | megnið |
dative | megni | megninu |
genitive | megns | megnsins |
Derived terms
edit- vera um megn (to be too much for someone)
- reyna eftir megni (to try as one can)
- af fremsta megni (to the best of one's ability)
Categories:
- Bavarian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms inherited from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Old High German
- Bavarian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Bavarian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Bavarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bavarian lemmas
- Bavarian verbs
- Bavarian transitive verbs
- Bavarian terms with usage examples
- Bavarian auxiliary verbs
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛkn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛkn/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adjectives
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns