een
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editeen
- (archaic and Scotland, Northern England) plural of eye
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 21:
- And eke with fatnesse swollen were his eyne
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- But the sight of her eyes was not a thing to forget. John Dodds said they were the een of a deer with the Devil ahint them; and indeed, they would so appal an onlooker that a sudden unreasoning terror came into his heart, while his feet would impel him to flight.
References
edit- “een”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “een”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 2
editFrom a contraction of even.
Adverb
editeen (not comparable)
Etymology 3
editFrom even (“evening”).
Noun
editeen (plural eens)
Synonyms
edit- eve, eventide, forenight; see also Thesaurus:evening
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
edit| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: een Ordinal: eerste Ordinal abbreviation: 1ste | ||||
Etymology
editFrom Dutch een, from Middle Dutch een, from Old Dutch ēn, ein, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editeen
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editCentral Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- ein (Kölsch, Westerwald)
- ään (eastern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
editInherited from Middle High German ein.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editeen
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) one
- Loß mich der nur een Frooch stelle.
- Let me ask you just one question.
- Wanns de keene Steff häs, kann ich der eener jevve.
- If you don't have a pencil, I can give you one.
Declension
edit- Nominative/Accusative:
- Attributive: ee Mann or eene Mann, een Frau, ee Kend. The form ee becomes een before vowels and optionally before alveolars, whereas the feminine is always een.
- Independent without determiner: eener or eene m, een f, eent or (younger) eens n.
- Independent with determiner: dä/die/dat een or dä/die/dat eene.
- Dative:
- Without determiner: eenem Mann, eener Frau, eenem Kend.
- With determiner: däm eene m/n, dä eene or där eener f.
- Eastern Moselle Franconian distinguishes masculine nominative (ää, ääner) from masculine accusative (ääne). All other areas merge these cases; here a given dialect either has only one of the respective forms, or uses both interchangeably (rhythmically).
- Westernmost Ripuarian lacks dative forms (and hence all case distinctions). Moreover it uses the velarised stem eng- before vocalic endings and always in the feminine. This latter, but not the lacking dative, is also true of westernmost Moselle Franconian.
Descendants
editSee also
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch êen, from Old Dutch ēn, ein, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.
Pronunciation 1
editArticle
editeen (contracted form 'n, definite de or het)
- a, an; indefinite article, placed before a singular noun, indicating a general case of a person or thing
- Ik ben een man. ― I am a man.
Declension
editDescendants
editPronunciation 2
edit- IPA(key): /eːn/, (Belgium) [eːn], (Netherlands) [eɪ̯n]
Audio (Belgium): (file) Audio (Netherlands): (file) - Hyphenation: een
- Rhymes: -eːn
Numeral
edit| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: een Ordinal: eerste | ||||
een (emphasized form één)
- one
- Hij heeft geen één taak afgekregen. ― He didn't get even one task done.
- Ik hoop tegen enen klaar te zijn. ― I hope to be finished by one [o'clock].
- Hij gaat in zijn eentje zwemmen. ― He goes swimming alone. (literally, “He goes swimming in his one.”)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Berbice Creole Dutch: en
- Jersey Dutch: êne, ên
- Negerhollands: een, en
- Skepi Creole Dutch: en
- → Trió: ein_me
Noun
editeen f (plural enen, diminutive eentje n)
- one (digit or figure 1)
- one (use or instance of the number 1)
- Ik had een een voor mijn geschiedenistoets. ― I got a one for my history exam.
Alternative forms
editUsage notes
editWhen it is unclear from the context whether een is the number (pronounced /eːn/) or the indefinite article (pronounced /ən/), the former is written with acute accents: één (“one”). In all other cases it is written without. For example, een van die unambiguously means “one of those”, so it is written without acute accents. However, een appel could mean both “one apple” and “an apple”, so if the former is intended one would write één appel.
When only the first letter of één is capitalised, the acute accent is usually dropped from the upper case E: Eén.
- Examples
- Een hoed: a hat; een oor; an ear.
- Eén voor allen, allen voor één: one for all, all for one. (The motto of The Three Musketeers.)
Anagrams
editFinnish
editNoun
editeen
Anagrams
editGullah
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editeen
Preposition
editeen
References
edit- De Nyew Testament[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025
- Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)
Hunsrik
edit| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: een, enns Ordinal: eerst Adverbial: eenmol Fractional: ganz | ||||
Etymology
editInherited from Central Franconian een.[1]
Cognate with German ein and Luxembourgish een.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editeen
Declension
edit| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| attributive | nom./acc. | een | een | een |
| dative | eenem | eener | eenem | |
| nonattributive | nom./acc. | enner | enne | ennes |
| dative | ennem | enner | ennem | |
References
edit- ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “een”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 40
Japanese
editRomanization
editeen
Low German
edit| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : een Ordinal : eerst | ||
Alternative forms
edit- (in other dialects, including Low Prussian) en
- (in some dialects) ein
- (East Pomeranian) ain
- (some Dutch Low Saxon varieties) ien
- 'n, -'n
Etymology
editFrom Middle Low German ên, from Old Saxon ēn. Compare Dutch een, German ein, West Frisian ien, English one.
Pronunciation
editArticle
editeen m or n
- (in some dialects, including Achterhoeks, Drents, Sallands, Stellingwerfs, Twents, Urkers, Veluws, Low Prussian) alternative spelling of en : a, an
Numeral
editeen
- (in some dialects, including Achterhoeks, Drents, Sallands, Twents, Veluws) alternative spelling of en : one (1)
- Een hoed: a hat; een ore; an ear. (Dutch Low Saxon)
- Eén veur allen, allen veur één: one for all, all for one. (The motto of The Three Musketeers.)
Usage notes
edit- In Dutch Low Saxon, when it is unclear from the context whether een is the number or the indefinite article, the former is written with acute accents: één. In all other cases it is written without. For example, een van die is 'one of those'. But een appel can mean both 'one apple' and 'an apple', so if the former is intended one could write één appel.
Coordinate terms
editSee also
edit- Plautdietsch een, (cardinal number) eent
Further reading
edit- 1 (getal) on the Dutch Low Saxon Wikipedia.Wikipedia nds-nl
Luxembourgish
edit| 1 | 2 > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : een | ||
Etymology
editInherited from Central Franconian een.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editeen (masculine and neuter nominative/accusative)
- one
- Du hues nëmmen een Dag gewaart.
- You only waited one day.
Usage notes
edit- Inflects like the indefinite article en, which see.
- In counting (like one, two, three), the form eent is mostly used instead.
Pronoun
editeen (indefinite, masculine nominative/accusative)
- one (of a number)
- Ee vun iech muss dat dach wëssen!
- One of you must know this!
- someone, anyone
- Wann een no mir freet: ech sinn am Gaart.
- If someone asks for me: I’m in the garden.
- one, you (people in general)
- Et muss een hautdesdaags oppasse, wat ee seet.
- You must be careful what you say these days.
Usage notes
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch ēn, ein, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.
Pronunciation
editArticle
editêen
Inflection
editThis article needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editNumeral
editêen
Inflection
editThis numeral needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editPronoun
editêen
Inflection
editThis pronoun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
edit- “een (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “een (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “een (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “een (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “een (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “een (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
North Frisian
edit| 10 | ||||
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| Cardinal: een Ordinal: iarst | ||||
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian ēn.
Pronunciation
edit- (Föhr-Amrum) IPA(key): [eːn]
Numeral
editeen m (feminine and neuter ian)
Coordinate terms
editOld Frisian
editPronunciation
editNumeral
editeen
- Late Old Frisian spelling of ēn
Article
editeen
- Late Old Frisian spelling of ēn
References
edit- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Saterland Frisian
editEtymology
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editeen
Article
editeen
References
editScots
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editeen
Etymology 2
editNumeral
editeen
- Doric Scots, South Northern Scots, and Shetland form of ane (“one”)
Yola
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English eend, from Old English ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editeen
Etymology 2
editNoun
editeen
- alternative form of ieen (“eyes”)
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 38
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