genog
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz, equivalent to ġe- + *nōg (the latter has no attested descendants). Cognate with Old Saxon ginōg, West Frisian genôch, Dutch genoeg, Old High German ginuog (German genug), Old Norse gnógr (Danish nok, Swedish nog, Icelandic nógur). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe 'he has reached, attained', perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈnoːɡ/, [jeˈnoːɣ]
Adjective
ġenōg
- enough, sufficient
- Wē nabbaþ feoh ġenōg.
- We don't have enough money.
- Þæt is ġenōg.
- That's enough.
Adverb
ġenōg
- enough, sufficiently
- Þā ċildru habbaþ ġenōg ġeplegod.
- The children have played enough.
Declension
Declension of genog — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġenōg | ġenōg | ġenōg |
| Accusative | ġenōgne | ġenōge | ġenōg |
| Genitive | ġenōges | ġenōgre | ġenōges |
| Dative | ġenōgum | ġenōgre | ġenōgum |
| Instrumental | ġenōge | ġenōgre | ġenōge |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġenōge | ġenōga, -e | ġenōg |
| Accusative | ġenōge | ġenōga, -e | ġenōg |
| Genitive | ġenōgra | ġenōgra | ġenōgra |
| Dative | ġenōgum | ġenōgum | ġenōgum |
| Instrumental | ġenōgum | ġenōgum | ġenōgum |
Declension of genog — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġenōga | ġenōge | ġenōge |
| Accusative | ġenōgan | ġenōgan | ġenōge |
| Genitive | ġenōgan | ġenōgan | ġenōgan |
| Dative | ġenōgan | ġenōgan | ġenōgan |
| Instrumental | ġenōgan | ġenōgan | ġenōgan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġenōgan | ġenōgan | ġenōgan |
| Accusative | ġenōgan | ġenōgan | ġenōgan |
| Genitive | ġenōgra, ġenōgena | ġenōgra, ġenōgena | ġenōgra, ġenōgena |
| Dative | ġenōgum | ġenōgum | ġenōgum |
| Instrumental | ġenōgum | ġenōgum | ġenōgum |
Related terms
- ġenēah
- ġenugan
Descendants
- Middle English: yenoughe, inogh, inough, ynough, inoh, enoh, inow, enow
- English: enough, enow, enoo (dialectal)
- Scots: aneuch, eneuch