enige

Danish

Adjective

enige

1. definite of enig
2. plural of enig

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.nə.ɣə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: eni‧ge

Pronoun

enige

1. (masculine, feminine, with de) only one

   Jij bent de enige die er bezwaar tegen heeft.

   You are the only one who has objections.

2. (neuter, with het) only thing

   Het enige dat ik zie is bomen.

   The only thing I see is trees.

Usage notes

The superlative form enigste is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is correct, but the use of it is discouraged. See https://web.archive.org/web/20200613100556/https://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: eni

Adjective

enige

1. inflection of enig:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Anagrams

• eigen, neige

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

enige

1. definite singular of enig
2. plural of enig