enig

See also: énig

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German ênich, from Old Saxon ēnig. Related to German einig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːni/, [ˈeːni]

Adjective

enig

1. united
2. unanimous

Inflection

Inflection of enig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	enig	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	enigt	—	—2
Plural	enige	—	—2
Definite attributive1	enige	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• (unanimous): enstemmig

Related terms

• enighed

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːnəx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: enig
• Rhymes: -eːnəx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to een (“one”) +‎ -ig.

Determiner

enig

1. some

   Synonyms: een aantal, een paar, wat

   Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld. ― Some caution is appreciated.

   Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien. ― He showed some things.

2. any

   Synonyms: een, enigerlei

   Heb je enig idee wat dat is? ― Do you have any idea what that is?

Declension

Declension of enig
uninflected	enig
inflected	enige
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	enige
	n. sing.	enig
	plural	enige
definite		enige
partitive

Derived terms

• enigerlei
• enigszins

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: eenig, eenige

Adjective

enig (not comparable)

1. only, single

   Synonym: enigst

   Dat was zijn enige kans. ― That was his only chance.

   Quinten is een enig kind. ― Quinten is an only child.

Usage notes

The superlative form enigst(e) is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is the grammatically correct superlative, but the use of it is not part of the standard language. See https://web.archive.org/web/20200613100556/https://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.

Declension

Declension of enig
uninflected	enig
inflected	enige
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	enige
	n. sing.	enig
	plural	enige
definite		enige
partitive

Derived terms

• enig kind

 

Etymology 2

Possibly the same as the above. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)

1. cute, nice, adorable

Declension

Declension of enig
uninflected	enig
inflected	enige
comparative	eniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		enig	eniger	het enigst het enigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	enige	enigere	enigste
	n. sing.	enig	eniger	enigste
	plural	enige	enigere	enigste
definite		enige	enigere	enigste
partitive		enigs	enigers	—

Anagrams

• gein, neig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German einig.

Adjective

enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)

1. agreed, in agreement

   jeg er enig ― I agree

Antonyms

• uenig

Derived terms

• enighet

See also

• einig (Nynorsk)

References

• “enig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• æniġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.nij/

Determiner

ēniġ (Kentish)

1. any
2. anyone

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainag. Equivalent to ēn +‎ -ig.

Adjective

ēnig

1. any
   • Genesis, verse 67

     that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian

     That I shouldn't live any moment

2. anyone
   • Heliand, verse 2637

     thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmi

     Though we had food that we should buy to give him. The most doubt is still there that anyone once felt

Declension

Positive forms of ēnig

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ēnig	ēnige, ēniga	ēnig	ēniga	ēnig	ēnig, ēniga
accusative	ēnigan, ēnigen	ēniga, ēnige	ēniga	ēniga	ēnig	ēnig, ēniga
genitive	ēniges, ēnigas	ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero	ēnigara, ēnigaro	ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero	ēniges, ēnigas	ēnigaro, ēnigoro, ēnigero
dative	ēnigumu, ēnigum, ēnigun, ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan	ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigum	ēnigaro, ēnigaru, ēnigara	ēnigun, ēnigon	ēnigumu, ēnigum, ēnigun, ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan	ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ēnigo, ēniga	ēnigon, ēnigun	ēniga, ēnige	ēnigon, ēnigun, ēnigan	ēniga, ēnige	ēnigon, ēnigun
accusative	ēnigon, ēnigan	ēnigon, ēnigun	ēnigun, ēnigon, ēnigan	ēnigon, ēnigun, ēnigan	ēniga, ēnige	ēnigon, ēnigun
genitive	ēnigen, ēnigan	ēnigono, ēnigeno	ēnigun, ēnigan, ēnigen	ēnigono	ēnigen, ēnigan	ēnigono, ēnigeno
dative	ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan	ēnigon, ēnigun	ēnigun, ēnigan	ēnigon, ēnigun	ēnigon, ēnigen, ēnigan	ēnigon, ēnigun

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ēnich (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Cognates include West Frisian ienich and German einig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːnɪɣ/
• Hyphenation: e‧nig
• Rhymes: -eːnɪɣ

Determiner

enig (inflected enige)

1. some, a few

Adjective

enig (invariable) (predicative only)

1. in agreement

   Wie sunt uus enig. ― We are in agreement.

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “enige”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
• Marron C. Fort (2015) “enig”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish enigh, from Old Norse einigr, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (“singular, sole, only”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

enig (comparative enigare, superlative enigast)

1. agreeing, in agreement (sharing the same opinion)

   Alla var eniga om vad som behövde göras

   Everyone agreed on what needed to be done

   Hon var enig med de andra

   She agreed with the others

   De var rörande eniga

   They were in touching agreement ("adorable agreement," agreed very strongly with each other, idiomatic)

   en enig styrelse

   a board in agreement

2. unanimous (of a decision or the like)

   Synonym: (closer in tone to unanimous) enhällig

   ett enigt beslut

   a decision everyone agreed on

Declension

Inflection of enig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	enig	enigare	enigast
Neuter singular	enigt	enigare	enigast
Plural	eniga	enigare	enigast
Masculine plural3	enige	enigare	enigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	enige	enigare	enigaste
All	eniga	enigare	enigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Antonyms

• oenig

Related terms

• ena
• enas

See also

• ense (close synonym)

References

• enig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• enig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• enig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)