eigen

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) own, private (not shared)
  2. (not-comparable) characteristic, typical, specific

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
ei‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)/
Etymology

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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