# eigen
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (“to own”), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ei‧gen
* Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

### Adjective

eigen (not comparable)
* own, private (not shared)
    Na lang sparen heb ik eindelijk een eigen auto.After saving up for a long time, I finally have my own car.
* characteristic, typical, specific

#### Derived terms

* bloedeigen
* eigenaar
* eigendom
* eigene
* eigener beweging
* eigengereid
* eigenlijk
* eigennaam
* eigenpijperij
* eigenschap
* eigenzinnig
* gebiedseigen
* lijfeigen
* soorteigen
* volkseigen

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: eie
* Berbice Creole Dutch: egn
* Jersey Dutch: āixe
* Negerhollands: eegen, eigen
* Sranan Tongo: eigi
** Aukan: eigi
** Saramaccan: éigi

### Anagrams

* enige, neige

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Cognate with Dutch eigen, English own.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɪ̯ɡən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯ɡən], [ˈʔaɪ̯ɡŋ̍]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Austria):(file)

### Adjective

eigen (strong nominative masculine singular eigener or eigner, comparative (rare) eigener or eigner, superlative (rare) am eigensten)
* own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary

#### Usage notes

* The comparison forms are rather rare and may be considered incorrect by some language users.

#### Declension

$^1$Rare.
$^1$Rare.

#### Derived terms

* Eigenbeschuss
* Eigenname
* Eigenschaft
* Eigensinn
* Eigentum
* Eigenurin
* Eigenwert
* eigenwillig
* eignen

#### Descendants

* → English: eigen-

### Further reading

* “eigen” in Duden online
* “eigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Manchu
### Romanization

eigen
* Romanization of ᡝᡳᡤᡝᠨ

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan.

#### Verb

eigen
* to receive
* to be required to have, to be owed
* (auxiliary, with te) must, to be obliged to

##### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

##### Alternative forms

* êgen

### Etymology 2

Former past participle of the verb.

#### Adjective

eigen
* subordinate, in servitude
* owned, belonging (to someone else)
* own, of oneself, proper

##### Alternative forms

* êgen
* êgijn
* eigin
* eigijn

##### Descendants

* Dutch: eigen
** Afrikaans: eie
** Berbice Creole Dutch: egn
** Jersey Dutch: āixe
** Negerhollands: eegen, eigen
** Sranan Tongo: eigi
*** Aukan: eigi
*** Saramaccan: éigi
* Limburgish: èèg

### Further reading

* “eighin (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eigen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eigen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse eiginn. Akin to English own.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ɛɪːʝən/, /²ɛɪːən/, /²ɛɪːɡən/

### Adjective

eigen m (feminine eiga, neuter eige, plural eigne)
* own (belonging to (determiner))
    Dei har fått seg eige hus no.They have gotten their own house now.
* special, unique, peculiar
    Det er noko eige over dette.There is something special about this.

#### Derived terms

* eigenarta
* særeigen

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English eigen-.

### Adjective

eigen (feminine singular eigen, plural eigen, not comparable)
* (linear algebra) eigen-, Forms terms pertaining to or related to mathematical objects uaffected by a given linear transformation, except by scalar multiplication.

#### Derived terms

* fector eigen (“eigenvector”)
* ffwythiant eigen (“eigenfunction”)
* gwerth eigen (“eigenvalue”)

### See also

* egen (Bokmål)

### References

* “eigen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Further reading

* Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN

## West Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Dutch eigen, English own.

### Adjective

eigen
* own

#### Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* eigenskip

#### Further reading

* “eigen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011