eins
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editeins m pl (plural only)
German
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Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein Ordinal: erste Sequence adverb: erstens Ordinal abbreviation: 1. Adverbial: einmal Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal Multiplier: einfach Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach Fractional: Ganzes | ||||
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Etymology
editFrom eines, originally the neuter form of ein. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainatō, the singular neuter form of Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”).
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editeins
- (cardinal number) one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers)
- die Nummer eins ― the number one
- eins plus zwei ― one plus two
- hundert und eins ― one hundred and one
- Absatz eins ― paragraph one
- (colloquial) one, one o'clock
- Es ist eins. ― It's one [o'clock].
- um eins ― at one
- nach eins ― after one
- kurz vor eins ― shortly before one
- ab eins ― from one [o'clock]
- bis eins ― until one
- Es ist Punkt eins. ― It's one o'clock sharp
- halb eins ― half past twelve (literally, “half one”)
Declension
edit- In adjectival use (that is, with a following noun):
Declension of ein | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | ein | eine | ein | – |
genitive | eines | einer | eines | – |
dative | einem | einer | einem | – |
accusative | einen | eine | ein | – |
- In substantival use (that is, without a following noun):
Declension of einer | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | einer | eine | eines eins |
– |
genitive | eines | einer | eines | – |
dative | einem | einer | einem | – |
accusative | einen | eine | eines eins |
– |
With the definite article (e.g. der eine):
Declension of eine | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | eine | eine | eine | einen |
genitive | einen | einen | einen | einen |
dative | einen | einen | einen | einen |
accusative | einen | eine | eine | einen |
Coordinate terms
editGerman cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
German cardinal numbers from 100 onward
- 100: hundert, einhundert
- 103: tausend, eintausend
- 104: zehntausend (Myriade)
- 106: Million (tausendmaltausend, tausendtausend)
- 109: Milliarde
- 1012: Billion
- 1015: Billiarde
- 1018: Trillion
- 1021: Trilliarde
- 1024: Quadrillion
- 1027: Quadrilliarde
- 1030: Quintillion
- 1033: Quintilliarde
- 1036: Sextillion
- 1039: Sextilliarde
- 1042: Septillion
- 1045: Septilliarde
- 1048: Oktillion
- 1051: Oktilliarde
- 1054: Nonillion
- 1057: Nonilliarde
- 1060: Dezillion
- 1063: Dezilliarde
- 1066: Undezillion
- 1069: Undezilliarde
- 1072: Duodezillion
- 1075: Duodezilliarde
- 1078: Tredezillion
- 1081: Tredezilliarde
- 1084: Quattuordezillion
- 1087: Quattuordezilliarde
…
- 10100: Googol
…
- 10120: Vigintillion
- 10123: Vigintilliarde
…
Pronoun
editeins
- Alternative form of eines: strong nominative/accusative neuter singular of einer
- Meine Schwester hat ein Fahrrad und ich will auch eins.
- My sister has a bike and I want one too.
Usage notes
editOnly this form is commonly heard in colloquial German. In formal writing, eins is also perfectly acceptable but somewhat less frequent than eines.
Adverb
editeins
- (somewhat informal) only used in sich eins sein (“to agree”) and eins werden (“to arrive at an agreement”)
- Wir sind über den Preis nicht eins geworden. ― We couldn't agree on the price.
Synonyms
edit- einig (more common)
Further reading
edit- “eins” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “eins” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “eins” in Duden online
- eins on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editeins
Derived terms
edit- alveg eins (“exactly alike, identical”)
- eins og (“similar to, identical to”)
- undir eins (“immediately”)
- falla eins og flís við rass
Conjunction
editeins
- equally; as
- Ég ætla að lesa eins hratt og ég get. ― I'm going to read as fast as I can.
- Ég hef aldrei keyrt eins mikið. ― I have never driven that much.
Usage notes
editUsed with og (“and”) when comparing with something else ("eins mikið og það" ― as much as that).
Derived terms
edit- eins gott (“you better!”)
Numeral
editeins
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse eins, genitive of einn, where it also was an adverb.
Adjective
editeins (singular and plural eins)
Derived terms
editDeterminer
editeins
- one's; possessive of ein
References
edit- “eins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editInflected form of einn.
Adverb
editeins
Descendants
editNumeral
editeins
Pronoun
editeins
References
edit- “eins”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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