eger
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]eger (plural egers)
- Alternative spelling of eagre
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The form 'eger is the archaic plural of eg, the form ege is formed as a new singular for eger. Originally, it was oak rods that connected the hub and rim in the wheel. Cognate with Swedish eker and Norwegian Nynorsk eike.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eːˀɐ
Noun
[edit]eger c (singular definite egeren, plural indefinite eger)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eger | egeren | eger | egerne |
| genitive | egers | egerens | egers | egernes |
References
[edit]- “eger” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]eger
- Alternative form of egre
Sumerian
[edit]Romanization
[edit]eger
- Romanization of 𒂕 (eger)
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]eger
- present indicative of ega
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Rhymes:Danish/eːˀɐ
- Rhymes:Danish/eːˀɐ/2 syllables
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English adjectives
- Sumerian non-lemma forms
- Sumerian romanizations
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms