English

Noun

jeg ‎(plural jegs)

1. (machinery) Alternative form of jig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ek (Old East Norse jak), from Proto-Germanic *ek ‎(“I”), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaj/, [jɑj], [jɑ]

Pronoun

jeg ‎(accusative mig, possessive min)

1. (personal) I

See also

Noun

jeg n (singular definite jeget, plural indefinite jeger)

1. self (an individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness)
2. I, ego

Inflection

Faroese

Pronoun

jeg

1. (Suðuroy) I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

• eg (standard Faroese)

Lojban

Rafsi

jeg

1. rafsi of jegvo.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse (Old East Norse) jak (Swedish jag, Danish jeg), from Proto-Germanic *ek, also the root of Old West Norse ek (Icelandic ég, Norwegian (Nynorsk) & Færoese eg). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæɪ̯/

Pronoun

jeg

1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Inflection

Romanian

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *žegъ

Noun

jeg n ‎(plural jeguri)

1. dirt, filth

Declension

Synonyms

• murdărie, mizerie

Derived terms

• jegos