Noun: eger
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | eger |
| Sg. definite | egeren |
| Pl. indefinite | eger |
| Pl. definite | egerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | egers |
| Sg. definite | egerens |
| Pl. indefinite | egers |
| Pl. definite | egernes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like eger
rabarber,
mikrometer,
liter,
meter,
taber,
sæter,
nanometer,
kilometer,
millimeter,
kubikmeter,
sekundmeter,
centimeter,
decimeter,
kvadratmeter,
kuller,
pokker,
eger,
Etymology
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. See: Swedish Nouns '
eker', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns '
eike'.
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