eng
eng - Translingual
Symbol
eng
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for English.
eng - English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /ɛŋ/
Adjective
eng
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
Derived terms
(ŋ):
Anagrams
eng - Albanian
Adjective
eng m (feminine enge)
Synonyms
- shtemët
Related terms
eng - Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛnɡ/, [ɛŋˀ]
Noun
eng c (singular definite engen, plural indefinite enge)
- A meadow.
Inflection
Derived terms
- blomstereng
- engareal
- engdrag
- græseng
- marskeng
- strandeng
eng - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛŋ/
- Hyphenation: eng
- Homophone: Eng
Adjective
eng (comparative enger, superlative engst)
Inflection
Inflection of eng | ||||
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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
Descendants
Noun
eng m (plural engen)
- Alternative form of enk.
Anagrams
eng - German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛŋ/
Adjective
eng (strong nominative masculine singular enger, comparative enger, superlative am engsten)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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
eng - Kosraean
Pronunciation
- IPA: /eŋ/
Noun
eng
eng - Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /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 | |||||
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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). |
eng - Mandarin
Romanization
eng
- Nonstandard spelling of ēng.
- Nonstandard spelling of éng.
- Nonstandard spelling of ěng.
- Nonstandard spelling of èng.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin speech into the Roman alphabet often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
eng - Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
eng f or m (definite singular enga or engen, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)
- a meadow
Derived terms
- blomstereng
- kløvereng
- slåtteeng
eng - Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛŋː/
Noun
eng f (definite singular enga, indefinite plural enger, definite plural engene)
- a meadow
Inflection
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. |
eng - Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeːŋ/, [ˈɛːŋ]
Determiner
ēng
- Alternative form of ēnich
eng - Old Norse
Alternative forms
Noun
eng f or n
Declension
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”)
- engiskiptisbúi m
- engiskipti n (“division of a meadow”)
- 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
eng - Uzbek
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛŋ/
Adverb
eng
eng - Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛŋ/
Noun
eng f (plural engiau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ng.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |