eina
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans eina, from the Khoekhoe people of the Kalahari Desert: é + ná.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪnə/
- Rhymes: -eɪnə
Interjection
eina
- (South Africa) Ouch! (an exclamation of pain)
- Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!
References
- Lost Khoisan Tribe
Anagrams
- NAEI, anie
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from Khoekhoe (see eina).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəi̯.na/
Audio (file)
Interjection
eina
- ouch! ow! (exclamation of pain)
Bavarian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪ̯nɐ/, /ˈaɛnɐ/
- IPA(key): /ˈaɛnɐ/, /æːnɐ/ (East-Central Bavarian)
Adverb
eina
- in, inside (direction towards the speaker)
- Antonym: außa
Usage notes
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to German hin), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to German her).
Related terms
- eine
- eini
Catalan
Alternative forms
- aïna (Western Catalan, Valencian)
- eïna (Algherese, dialectal)
Etymology
From earlier aïna, borrowed from Old Occitan aizina, from aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare Occitan aisina and French aise. Doublet of adjacent, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈəj.nə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈɛj.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈej.na/
Audio (file)
Noun
eina f (plural eines)
- tool
- Synonym: (Valencia) ferramenta
See also
- estri
Further reading
- “eina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “eina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Adverb
eina
- (Austria) Alternative form of herein
Etymology 2
From or cognate to Afrikaans eina.
Adjective
eina (strong nominative masculine singular einaer, not comparable)
- (Namibia) painful
Interjection
eina
- (South Africa, Namibia) ouch
Icelandic
Numeral
eina
- accusative feminine singular of einn
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | einn | ein | eitt | einir | einar | ein |
| accusative | einn | eina | eitt | eina | einar | ein |
| dative | einum | einni | einu | einum | einum | einum |
| genitive | eins | einnar | eins | einna | einna | einna |
Lithuanian
Verb
eina
- third-person singular present of eiti
- third-person plural present of eiti
Old Norse
Adjective
eina
- inflection of einn:
- strong feminine accusative singular
- strong masculine accusative plural
- weak feminine/neuter nominative singular
- weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular