einn

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål en, Faroese ein and Danish en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eitn/, [eitn̥] Rhymes: -eitn === Numeral === einn (feminine ein, neuter eitt) one ==== Declension ==== === Pronoun === einn one Synonyms: einhver, maður === Adjective === einn (comparative einni, no superlative) alone Synonyms: aleinn, einsamall ==== Declension ==== Note the difference in declension between einn in the meaning "one", with accusative masculine singular einn, and "alone", with accusative masculine singular einan. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== ás (noun) === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “einn”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 148 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) === Anagrams === enni == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Old Saxon en, Old English an, Old Frisian en, Old High German ein, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains). === Numeral === einn (cardinal number) one === Pronoun === einn one (in the plural) some, a few === Adjective === einn alone, single ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “einn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 108; also available at the Internet Archive