eigen
Sentences
Eigen haard is goud waard .
Your own fireplace is worth its weight in gold.
Daarom die eigen begrotingslijn.
That is why there is a separate budget line.
Meaning
- (not-comparable) own, private (not shared)
- (not-comparable) characteristic, typical, specific
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan, past participle of *eigan (“to own”), from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
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