effen

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German effen, even (“even”), from Old Saxon evan, from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“even, level”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛfən/, [ˈɛfən]

Adjective

effen

  1. capable, competent
  2. effen eller ueffen – a game where one guesses if the number of hidden objects is even or odd

Inflection
Inflection of effen
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular effen — —2
Neuter singular effent — —2
Plural efne — —2
Definite attributive1 efne — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • ueffen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch effen, from Old Dutch *evan, from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Doublet of even.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ef‧fen
  • Rhymes: -ɛfən
  • Homophone: Effen

Adjective

effen (not comparable)

  1. leveled
  2. plain or monocoloured

Inflection
Inflection of effen
uninflected effen
inflected effen
comparative effener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial effeneffenerhet effenst
het effenste
indefinite m./f. sing. effeneffenereffenste
n. sing. effeneffenereffenste
plural effeneffenereffenste
definite effeneffenereffenste
partitive effenseffeners—

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: effen

Adverb

effen

  1. (chiefly colloquial) Alternative form of even
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