# enig
## Danish
### Etymology

From Middle Low German ênich, from Old Saxon ēnig. Related to German einig.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eːni/, [ˈeːni]

### Adjective

enig
* united
* unanimous

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Synonyms

* (unanimous): enstemmig

#### Related terms

* enighed

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːnəx/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: enig
* Rhymes: -eːnəx

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ênich, from Old Dutch ēnig, from Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Equivalent to een (“one”) +‎ -ig.

#### Determiner

enig
* some
    Synonyms: een aantal, een paar, wat
    Enige voorzichtigheid wordt wel op prijs gesteld. ― Some caution is appreciated.
    Hij heeft enige dingen laten zien. ― He showed some things.
* any
    Synonyms: een, enigerlei
    Heb je enig idee wat dat is? ― Do you have any idea what that is?

##### Derived terms

* enigerlei
* enigszins

##### Descendants

* Negerhollands: eenig, eenige

#### Adjective

enig (not comparable)
* only, single
    Synonym: enigst
    Dat was zijn enige kans. ― That was his only chance.
    Quinten is een enig kind. ― Quinten is an only child.

##### Usage notes

The superlative form enigst(e) is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is the grammatically correct superlative, but the use of it is not part of the standard language. See https://web.archive.org/web/20200613100556/https://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.

##### Derived terms

* enig kind

### Etymology 2

Possibly the same as the above. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Adjective

enig (comparative eniger, superlative enigst)
* cute, nice, adorable

##### Declension
### Anagrams

* gein, neig

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From German einig.

### Adjective

enig (neuter singular enig, definite singular and plural enige)
* agreed, in agreement
    jeg er enig ― I agree

#### Antonyms

* uenig

#### Derived terms

* enighet

### See also

* einig (Nynorsk)

### References

* “enig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* æniġ

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeː.nij/

### Determiner

ēniġ (Kentish)
* any
* anyone

## Old Saxon
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainag. Equivalent to ēn +‎ -ig.

### Adjective

ēnig
* any
** Genesis, verse 67
    that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbianThat I shouldn't live any moment
* anyone
** Heliand, verse 2637
    thoh uui hēr te meti habdin garu im te geƀanne sō uui mahtin fargelden mēst tueho uuāri is noh than that iro ēnig thar ēnes gināmiThough we had food that we should buy to give him. The most doubt is still there that anyone once felt

#### Declension
## Saterland Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian ēnich (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Cognates include West Frisian ienich and German einig.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːnɪɣ/
* Hyphenation: e‧nig
* Rhymes: -eːnɪɣ

### Determiner

enig (inflected enige)
* some, a few

### Adjective

enig (invariable) (predicative only)
* in agreement
    Wie sunt uus enig. ― We are in agreement.

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “enige”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
* Marron C. Fort (2015) “enig”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish enigh, from Old Norse einigr, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (“singular, sole, only”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

enig (comparative enigare, superlative enigast)
* agreeing, in agreement (sharing the same opinion)
    Alla var eniga om vad som behövde görasEveryone agreed on what needed to be done
    Hon var enig med de andraShe agreed with the others
    De var rörande enigaThey were in touching agreement ("adorable agreement," agreed very strongly with each other, idiomatic)
    en enig styrelsea board in agreement
* unanimous (of a decision or the like)
    Synonym: (closer in tone to unanimous) enhällig
    ett enigt besluta decision everyone agreed on

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Antonyms

* oenig

#### Related terms

* ena
* enas

#### See also

* ense (close synonym)

### References

* enig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* enig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* enig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)