eng
See also: Eng, ENG, eng., Eng., -eng, ēng, and èng
Translingual
Symbol
eng
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for English.
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛŋ
Etymology 1
Probably from Dutch eng (“narrow”), also confer Old English enge (“narrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *angī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
No mention of the word is found in any surviving Middle English text, save for the Middle English compound word ang-nail. Related to Dutch eng (“narrow”), German eng (“narrow”), Low German enj (“confined, narrow”), Luxembourgish enk (“narrow”).
Adjective
eng
- (regional, obsolete) Narrow.
- The hole was too eng for him to get through.
References
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- The Middle English Dictionary
- bosworthtoller.com
Etymology 2
Probably created in analogy with other names for nasal consonants em (m) and en (n).
Noun
eng (plural engs)
- Roman alphabet ŋ: The Latin-based letter formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Saami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages. In the IPA, it represents the voiced velar nasal, the ng sound in running and rink.
Synonyms
- agma
- (ŋ): engma
Derived terms
(ŋ):
- feng
- heng
Anagrams
- -gen, GEN, Gen, Gen., gen, gen., neg, neg.
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *anga, related to Lithuanian angùs (“sluggish, lazy, idle”), éngti (“to strangle”), Latvian îgt (“to wear off, to languish”), and Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 (aggwus, “narrow”).[1]
Adjective
eng m (feminine enge)
- deaf and dumb
Synonyms
- shtemët
Related terms
- ang
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse eng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnɡ/, [ɛŋˀ]
Noun
eng c (singular definite engen, plural indefinite enge)
- A meadow.
Inflection
Declension of eng
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eng | engen | enge | engene |
| genitive | engs | engens | enges | engenes |
Derived terms
- blomstereng
- engareal
- engdrag
- græseng
- marskeng
- strandeng
References
- “eng” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “eng” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: eng
- Rhymes: -ɛŋ
- Homophone: Eng
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch enge, from Old Dutch *engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic *anguz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus. Cognate with German eng, from Old High German engi.
Adjective
eng (comparative enger, superlative engst)
- narrow
- small
- scary, creepy
Inflection
| Inflection of eng | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eng | |||
| inflected | enge | |||
| comparative | enger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | eng | enger | het engst het engste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | enge | engere | engste |
| n. sing. | eng | enger | engste | |
| plural | enge | engere | engste | |
| definite | enge | engere | engste | |
| partitive | engs | engers | — | |
Derived terms
- doodeng
- engte
Descendants
- Afrikaans: eng
- →? English: eng
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch enc.
Noun
eng m (plural engen)
- Alternative form of enk.
Anagrams
- gen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
audio (Germany) (file) audio (Germany) (file) audio (Austria) (file)
Adjective
eng (strong nominative masculine singular enger, comparative enger, superlative am engsten)
- narrow, tight
- enge Freunde. ― close friends.
Declension
Positive forms of eng
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist eng | sie ist eng | es ist eng | sie sind eng | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | enger | enge | enges | enge |
| genitive | engen | enger | engen | enger | |
| dative | engem | enger | engem | engen | |
| accusative | engen | enge | enges | enge | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der enge | die enge | das enge | die engen |
| genitive | des engen | der engen | des engen | der engen | |
| dative | dem engen | der engen | dem engen | den engen | |
| accusative | den engen | die enge | das enge | die engen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein enger | eine enge | ein enges | (keine) engen |
| genitive | eines engen | einer engen | eines engen | (keiner) engen | |
| dative | einem engen | einer engen | einem engen | (keinen) engen | |
| accusative | einen engen | eine enge | ein enges | (keine) engen | |
Comparative forms of eng
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist enger | sie ist enger | es ist enger | sie sind enger | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | engerer | engere | engeres | engere |
| genitive | engeren | engerer | engeren | engerer | |
| dative | engerem | engerer | engerem | engeren | |
| accusative | engeren | engere | engeres | engere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der engere | die engere | das engere | die engeren |
| genitive | des engeren | der engeren | des engeren | der engeren | |
| dative | dem engeren | der engeren | dem engeren | den engeren | |
| accusative | den engeren | die engere | das engere | die engeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein engerer | eine engere | ein engeres | (keine) engeren |
| genitive | eines engeren | einer engeren | eines engeren | (keiner) engeren | |
| dative | einem engeren | einer engeren | einem engeren | (keinen) engeren | |
| accusative | einen engeren | eine engere | ein engeres | (keine) engeren | |
Superlative forms of eng
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am engsten | sie ist am engsten | es ist am engsten | sie sind am engsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | engster | engste | engstes | engste |
| genitive | engsten | engster | engsten | engster | |
| dative | engstem | engster | engstem | engsten | |
| accusative | engsten | engste | engstes | engste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der engste | die engste | das engste | die engsten |
| genitive | des engsten | der engsten | des engsten | der engsten | |
| dative | dem engsten | der engsten | dem engsten | den engsten | |
| accusative | den engsten | die engste | das engste | die engsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein engster | eine engste | ein engstes | (keine) engsten |
| genitive | eines engsten | einer engsten | eines engsten | (keiner) engsten | |
| dative | einem engsten | einer engsten | einem engsten | (keinen) engsten | |
| accusative | einen engsten | eine engste | ein engstes | (keine) engsten | |
Related terms
- Angst
- enganliegend
- engbefreundet
- Enge
- engen
- Engheit
- engherzig
- Engelaut
- Engpaß
- engsichtig
Further reading
- “eng” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “eng” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “eng” in Duden online
Kosraean
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin. Compare Tagalog hangin, Malagasy anina, Pohnpeian ahng, Fijian cagi, Tongan angi, Samoan agi, Hawaiian ani.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eŋ/
Noun
eng
- wind
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æŋ/
Article
eng f
- Feminine singular indefinite article: a, an
- Si huet zwéin Hënn an eng Kaz.
- She has two dogs and a cat.
- Plural indefinite article: some; only used in wéi eng (“what kind of”), sou eng (“such, this kind of”), and to indicate a vague number before numerals and certain adjectives like ettlech
- Si huet eng fofzéng Kazen.
- She has some fifteen cats.
Declension
| Luxembourgish indefinite articles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nom./acc. | en | eng | en | (eng) | |
| dative | engem | enger | engem | (engen) | |
| Plural forms indicate a vague number (before numerals and certain adjectives). | |||||
Mandarin
Romanization
eng
- Nonstandard spelling of ēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of éng.
- Nonstandard spelling of ěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of èng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse eng.
Noun
eng f or m (definite singular enga or engen, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)
- a meadow
Derived terms
- blomstereng
- kløvereng
- slåtteeng
References
- “eng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋː/
Noun
eng f (definite singular enga, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)
- a meadow
Inflection
Historical inflection of eng
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- “eng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːŋ/, [ˈɛːŋ]
Determiner
ēng
- Alternative form of ēnich
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- engi
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *angijō f.
Noun
eng f or n
- meadow
Declension
Declension of eng (strong jō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eng | engin | engjar | engjarnar |
| accusative | eng | engina | engjar | engjarnar |
| dative | eng | enginni | engjum | engjunum |
| genitive | engjar | engjarinnar | engja | engjanna |
Declension of eng (strong ja-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eng | engit | eng | engin |
| accusative | eng | engit | eng | engin |
| dative | engi | enginu | engjum | engjunum |
| genitive | engs | engsins | engja | engjanna |
Derived terms
- engibúi m
- engidalr m (“meadow-valley”)
- engidómr m
- engilykkja f (“an enclosed piece of meadow”)
- engimark n
- engishǫfn f (“possession of a meadow”)
- engiskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
- engiskiptisbúi m
- engismaðr m (“owner of a meadow”)
- engisprett n (“grasshopper, locust”)
- engiteigr m (“strip of meadow-land”)
- engiverk n (“meadow work”)
- engivǫxtr m (“that which grows upon meadows”)
- engjadómr m
- engjagrasnautn n (“grazing right”)
- engjamerki n (“boundary between meadow-lands”)
- engjaskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
- engjateigr m (“strip of meadow-land”)
- engjavǫxtr m
Descendants
- Icelandic: eng f, engi n
- Faroese: ong f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: eng f, enge n
- Norwegian Bokmål: eng f
- Old Swedish: æng, ænge
- Swedish: äng c
- Danish: eng c
- Norwegian Bokmål: eng m
- Westrobothnian: engj n, aainj n
References
- “eng1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “eng2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Uzbek
Etymology
From Old Turkic 𐰭 (ŋ /eŋ/). Cognate with Azerbaijani ən, Kyrgyz эң (eŋ), Turkish en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
Adverb
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | энг (eng) |
| Latin | eng |
| Perso-Arabic | |
eng
- the most ..., the ...-est (marks the superlative degree of adjectives)
- eng so'nggi yangiliklar
- the latest news
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋ/
Noun
eng f (plural engiau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ng.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| èng | unchanged | unchanged | hèng |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd