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Eng
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English
Adjective
eng
- (regional, obsolete) Narrow.
- The hole was too eng for him to get through.
References
Noun
eng (plural engs)
- Roman alphabet ŋ: The Latin-based letter formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Saami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages. In the IPA, it represents the voiced velar nasal, the ng sound in running and rink.
Synonyms
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *anga, related to Lithuanian angùs (“sluggish, lazy, idle”), éngti (“to strangle”), Latvian îgt (“to wear off, to languish”) and Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 (aggwus, “narrow”)[1].
Adjective
eng m (feminine enge)
Related terms
References
- ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 88
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnɡ/, [ɛŋˀ]
Noun
eng c (singular definite engen, plural indefinite enge)
- A meadow.
Inflection
Inflection of eng
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛŋ
- IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
Etymology
From Old Dutch *engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz. Cognate with German eng, from Old High German engi.
Adjective
eng (comparative enger, superlative engst)
Inflection
| Inflection of eng | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eng | |||
| inflected | enge | |||
| comparative | enger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | eng | enger | het engst het engste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | enge | engere | engste |
| n. sing. | eng | enger | engste | |
| plural | enge | engere | engste | |
| definite | enge | engere | engste | |
| partitive | engs | engers | — | |
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Old High German engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
Adjective
eng (comparative enger, superlative am engsten)
Declension
Positive forms of eng
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist eng | sie ist eng | es ist eng | sie sind eng | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | enger | enge | enges | enge |
| genitive | engen | enger | engen | enger | |
| dative | engem | enger | engem | engen | |
| accusative | engen | enge | enges | enge | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der enge | die enge | das enge | die engen |
| genitive | des engen | der engen | des engen | der engen | |
| dative | dem engen | der engen | dem engen | den engen | |
| accusative | den engen | die enge | das enge | die engen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein enger | eine enge | ein enges | (keine) engen |
| genitive | eines engen | einer engen | eines engen | (keiner) engen | |
| dative | einem engen | einer engen | einem engen | (keinen) engen | |
| accusative | einen engen | eine enge | ein enges | (keine) engen | |
Comparative forms of eng
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist enger | sie ist enger | es ist enger | sie sind enger | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | engerer | engere | engeres | engere |
| genitive | engeren | engerer | engeren | engerer | |
| dative | engerem | engerer | engerem | engeren | |
| accusative | engeren | engere | engeres | engere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der engere | die engere | das engere | die engeren |
| genitive | des engeren | der engeren | des engeren | der engeren | |
| dative | dem engeren | der engeren | dem engeren | den engeren | |
| accusative | den engeren | die engere | das engere | die engeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein engerer | eine engere | ein engeres | (keine) engeren |
| genitive | eines engeren | einer engeren | eines engeren | (keiner) engeren | |
| dative | einem engeren | einer engeren | einem engeren | (keinen) engeren | |
| accusative | einen engeren | eine engere | ein engeres | (keine) engeren | |
Superlative forms of eng
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am engsten | sie ist am engsten | es ist am engsten | sie sind am engsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | engster | engste | engstes | engste |
| genitive | engsten | engster | engsten | engster | |
| dative | engstem | engster | engstem | engsten | |
| accusative | engsten | engste | engstes | engste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der engste | die engste | das engste | die engsten |
| genitive | des engsten | der engsten | des engsten | der engsten | |
| dative | dem engsten | der engsten | dem engsten | den engsten | |
| accusative | den engsten | die engste | das engste | die engsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein engster | eine engste | ein engstes | (keine) engsten |
| genitive | eines engsten | einer engsten | eines engsten | (keiner) engsten | |
| dative | einem engsten | einer engsten | einem engsten | (keinen) engsten | |
| accusative | einen engsten | eine engste | ein engstes | (keine) engsten | |
Related terms
- Angst
- enganliegend
- engbefreundet
- Enge
- engen
- Engheit
- engherzig
- Engelaut
- Engpaß
- engsichtig
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æŋ/
Article
eng f
- Feminine singular indefinite article; a, an
- Si huet zwéin Hënn an eng Kaz
- She has two dogs and a cat
- Si huet zwéin Hënn an eng Kaz
Declension
| Luxembourgish indefinite articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nom./acc. | en | eng | en | |
| dative | engem | enger | engem | |
Mandarin
Romanization
eng
- Nonstandard spelling of ēng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.