# egen
## Danish
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈɑjən/, [ˈɑjn̩], [ˈɑ̈jn̩]

### Adjective

egen (neuter eget, plural and definite singular attributive egne)
* own
* private

### Adjective

egen (neuter egent or eget, definite and plural egne)
* peculiar
* odd
* strange

### Noun

egen c
* definite singular of eg

## Hungarian
### Etymology

ég (“sky”) +‎ -en (“on”, case suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛɡɛn]
* Hyphenation: egen

### Noun

egen
* (slightly folksy) Alternative form of égen, superessive singular of ég
** 1866, János Arany, translator, Shakespeare’s Hamlet:
    Több dolgok vannak földön és egen, / Horatio, mintsem bölcselmetek / Álmodni képes.There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

## Low German
### Etymology

From Middle Low German eigenen. Cognate with English own, German eignen, from egen.

### Verb

egen (past singular egen, past participle egent, auxiliary verb hebben)
* (reflexive) to suit

#### Conjugation
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* eigen (of determiner)

### Etymology

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“to own, to possess”).

### Adjective

egen (neuter singular egent, definite singular and plural egne)
* peculiar, odd
* obstinate, pertinacious, uncompromising
    Han er ganske egen av seg.He is quite pertinacious.

#### Derived terms

* stedegen
* særegen

### Determiner

egen (neuter singular eget, definite singular and plural egne)
* own (possessed by someone)
    Google slipper egen nettleser
       Google releases (its) own web browser

#### Derived terms

* egenkapital
* egennavn
* egenrådig
* egenundersøkelse
* egenvekt
* egenverdi

### See also

* eigen (Nynorsk)

### References

* “egen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Equivalent to äga +‎ -en. Cognate with English own.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

egen
* peculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal, individualistic
    Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.She has the finest and most unique fashion style.

#### 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.

#### Related terms

* egenhet
* eget (adverb)
* säregen

### Pronoun

egen
* own, of my own (belonging to one and only one (determiner))
    Jag vill ha en egen hund.I want a dog of my own.
    Det där är min alldeles egna häst.That is my very own horse.
    Boken är faktiskt min egen.The book is actually my own.
    Alex har sitt eget hus.Alex has his own house.

#### Usage notes

Variably classified as pronoun and adjective, where the set of inflections very much resembles that of an adjective, but they are used in somewhat different situations:
* Following numbers, indefinite articles or possessive pronouns: egen, eget or egna depending on whether the noun is common, neuter or plural, respectively. (Had the word been a pure adjective, possessive pronouns would always have required the form "egna")
* Following definite article, adjectives or adverbs (in particular the word alldeles): egna

#### Related terms

* egenvärde
* egenvektor
* egenfunktion
* egenrum
* egnahem

### Anagrams

* egne