Dutch Low Saxon

Article

ein m ‎(indefinite article)

1. Alternative spelling of een : a, an

Article

ein n ‎(indefinite article)

1. Alternative spelling of een : a, an

Numeral

ein

1. Alternative spelling of een : one (1)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Article

ein m, f sg, eitt n

1. a, an

Declension

Usage notes

• ein góður maður - a good man
• ein góð kvinna - a good woman
• eitt gott barn - a good child
• einir góðir skógvar - a good pair of shoes

Numeral

ein m, f sg, eitt n

1. one (1)

Usage notes

When counting, use the neuter forms: eitt, tvey, trý, ...

• ein maður og tvær kvinnur - one man and two women
• ein kvinna og tveir menn - one woman and two men
• einar buksur og tveir skógvar - one trouser and two pair of shoes

Adjective

ein m, f sg, eitt n

1. same
2. alone
3. approximate

Usage notes

• teir fóru allir ein veg - they all went the same way
• hon sat í borgin ein - she sat in the castle alone

Plural:

• einar hundrað krónur - approximate 100 kroner (13,50 €)

Pronoun

ein m, f sg, eitt n

1. one

Derived terms

German

Alternative forms

• ain (for the article, dated)
• 'n (for the article, in informal writing)
• Ein (for the numeral)

Etymology

From Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare German Low German en, ein, Dutch een, English one, Danish en, Norwegian Nynorsk ein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪ̯n/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ən/, /n̩/ (for the article, chiefly colloquial)
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Numeral

ein m, n

1. one

   Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.

   I had ordered just one beer.

Usage notes

• In counting, the form eins is used: eins zu null − "one-nil" (sport result). The name of the number one, as a noun, is Eins.
• In order to distinguish the numeral ("one") from the indefinite article ("a, an"), the former may be printed in italics: Ich hatte nur ein Bier bestellt.

Article

ein m, n

1. a, an

   ein Mann - a man

   eine Frau - a woman

   ein Kind - a child

Usage notes

• In the vernacular, the diphthong ei- is usually not pronounced in the indefinite article, which gives rise to the informal contractions 'n, 'ne, 'nem, 'ner (dative), and 'nen. (There are no contracted genitive forms.)
• Earlier contracted forms which are not in use anymore are eim for einem and eins for eines (as in "eins Mann[e]s", "eins Kind[e]s"). Even older forms are ein for eine (as in ein Frau), einm for einem and einr for einer.

Declension

Coordinate terms

Related terms

• einer

Anagrams

• nie

German Low German

Alternative forms

• een
• en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɪ̯n/, /ˈaɪ̯n/

Article

ein m, n ‎(indefinite article)

1. Alternative spelling of en : a, an

Numeral

ein

1. Alternative spelling of en : one (1)

Icelandic

Adverb

ein

1. alone

   Hún er ein.

   She is alone.

Numeral

ein

1. nominative neuter singular of einn

   Ein kona — One woman.

2. nominative neuter plural of einn
3. accusative neuter plural of einn

Anagrams

• nei

Japanese

Romanization

ein

1. rōmaji reading of えいん

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛiːn/ (example of pronunciation)

Numeral

ein m ‎(feminine ei, neuter eitt, stressed masculine éin, stressed feminine éi)

1. (cardinal) one (cardinal number 1)

Article

ein m ‎(feminine ei, neuter eit)

1. a, an (indefinite article)

   Eg skal selja ein båt.

   I am going to sell a boat.

Pronoun

ein

1. one (impersonal pronoun)
2. one (indefinite personal pronoun)

   Ein skal ikkje tru på alt ein høyrer.

   One should not believe everything one is told.

Adverb

ein

1. cirka, approximately, about

   Det ligg ein to-tre kilometer unna.

   It lies about two to three kilometres away.

Alternative forms

• ei

References

• “ein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, whence also Old English ān, Old Norse einn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Numeral

ein

1. (cardinal) one

Descendants

• German: ein
• Yiddish: איין ‎(eyn, ayn), אַ ‎(a), אַן ‎(an)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/, /əi̯n/, /in/

Determiner

ein

1. our

Usage notes

Ni is sometimes added after the noun.

West Frisian

Noun

ein c

1. duck
2. end