evan
See also: evañ, evän, and Evan
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- eƀan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old English efen, Old Frisian even, ivin, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn, Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 (ibns). See also efni.
Adjective
evan (comparative efnoro, superlative efnost)
- equal
- even
Declension
Positive forms of evan
Strong declension | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | evan | efne | evan | efne | evan | efnu |
accusative | efnana | efne | evan | efne | efna | efnu |
genitive | efnes | efnarō | efnes | efnarō | efnaro | efnarō |
dative | efnumu | efnum | efnumu | efnum | efnaro | efnum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efno | efnu | efna | efnu | efna | efnu |
accusative | efnun | efnun | efna | efnun | efnun | efnun |
genitive | efnun | efnonō | efnun | efnonō | efnun | efnonō |
dative | efnun | efnum | efnun | efnum | efnun | efnum |
Comparative forms of evan (weak only)
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efnoro | efnoru | efnora | efnoru | efnora | efnoru |
accusative | efnorun | efnorun | efnora | efnorun | efnorun | efnorun |
genitive | efnorun | efnoronō | efnorun | efnoronō | efnorun | efnoronō |
dative | efnorun | efnorum | efnorun | efnorum | efnorun | efnorum |
Superlative forms of evan
Strong declension | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efnost | efnoste | efnost | efnoste | efnost | efnostu |
accusative | efnostana | efnoste | efnost | efnoste | efnosta | efnostu |
genitive | efnostes | efnostarō | efnostes | efnostarō | efnostaro | efnostarō |
dative | efnostumu | efnostum | efnostumu | efnostum | efnostaro | efnostum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | efnosto | efnostu | efnosta | efnostu | efnosta | efnostu |
accusative | efnostun | efnostun | efnosta | efnostun | efnostun | efnostun |
genitive | efnostun | efnostonō | efnostun | efnostonō | efnostun | efnostonō |
dative | efnostun | efnostum | efnostun | efnostum | efnostun | efnostum |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: even, effen
- Danish: effen
- Low German: even, effen
- Swedish: även