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eins

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See also: Eins, EINs, and -eins

Translingual

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German eins (one). Doublet of one.

Noun

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eins

  1. (chess) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the first rank in algebraic notation.

References

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French

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Etymology

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Verlan form of sein.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eins m pl (plural only)

  1. (Verlan, slang) tits, boobs

German

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German numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein
    Ordinal: erste
    Sequence adverb: erstens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1.
    Adverbial: einmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal
    Multiplier: einfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach
    Fractional: Ganzes

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Contraction of eines (nominative/accusative neuter of ein), from Middle High German einez, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainatō, form of *ainaz (one).

    Numeral

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    eins

    1. (cardinal number) one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers)
      die Nummer einsthe number one
      eins plus zweione plus two
      hundert und einsone hundred and one
      Absatz einsparagraph one
    2. (colloquial) one, one o'clock
      Es ist eins.It's one [o'clock].
      um einsat one
      nach einsafter one
      kurz vor einsshortly before one
      ab einsfrom one [o'clock]
      bis einsuntil one
      Es ist Punkt eins.It's one o'clock sharp
      halb einshalf past twelve (literally, “half one”)
    Declension
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    • In adjectival use (that is, with a following noun):
    Declension of eins
    singular plural
    m f n
    nominative ein eine ein
    genitive eines einer eines
    dative einem einer einem
    accusative einen eine ein
    • In substantival use (that is, without a following noun):
    Declension of eins
    singular plural
    m f n
    nominative einer eine eines
    eins
    genitive eines einer eines
    dative einem einer einem
    accusative einen eine eines
    eins

    With the definite article (e.g. der eine):

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    Pronoun

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    eins

    1. alternative form of eines: strong nominative/accusative neuter singular of einer
      Meine Schwester hat ein Fahrrad und ich will auch eins.
      My sister has a bike and I want one too.

    Usage notes

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    • Only this form is commonly heard in colloquial German. In formal writing, eins is also perfectly acceptable but somewhat less frequent than eines.

    Etymology 2

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    Contraction of eines (genitive neuter of ein), from Middle High German eines, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainas, form of *ainaz (one). Doublet of einst (once). That this use is an original genitive results from the Middle High German spelling as well as from the fact that those dialects with an unshifted final -t in etymology 1 (Central Franconian, Low Franconian, Low German) invariably have -s here; cf. Dutch eens.

    Adverb

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    eins

    1. (slightly informal) only used in (sich) eins sein (to agree) and (sich) eins werden (to arrive at an agreement)
      Synonym: (more common) einig
      Wir sind über den Preis nicht eins geworden.
      We couldn't agree on the price.

    Further reading

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    • eins”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • eins” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • eins” in Duden online
    • eins on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Icelandic

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    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    eins

    1. alike, identical

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    Conjunction

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    eins

    1. equally; as
      Ég ætla að lesa eins hratt og ég get.I'm going to read as fast as I can.
      Ég hef aldrei keyrt eins mikið.I have never driven that much.

    Usage notes

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    Used with og (and) when comparing with something else ("eins mikið og það" ― as much as that).

    Derived terms

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    Numeral

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    eins

    1. genitive masculine singular of einn
    2. genitive neuter singular of einn

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Norse eins, genitive of einn, where it also was an adverb.

    Adjective

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    eins (singular and plural eins)

    1. same, alike
    2. agreed

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    Determiner

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    eins

    1. one's; possessive of ein

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    Anagrams

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    Old Norse

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    Etymology

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    Inflected form of einn.

    Adverb

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    eins

    1. alike, in the same way

    Descendants

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    • Icelandic: eins
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: eins

    Numeral

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    eins

    1. masculine genitive singular of einn
    2. neuter genitive singular of einn

    Pronoun

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    eins

    1. strong masculine genitive singular of einn
    2. strong neuter genitive singular of einn

    Further reading

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    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eins”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

    Anagrams

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