eigen
Meaning
own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary
Concepts
own
peculiar
proper
peculiarly
inherent
several
particular
specific
innate
one’s own
appropriate
characteristic
peculiarity
uniqueness
learning by oneself
typical
distinctive
original
singular
individual
instinctively
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯ɡən/
Etymology
From Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, the past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Cognate with Dutch eigen, English own.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "eigen" and many other words and sentences in German.
Go to our German course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Questions
