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