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egentlig.

real, actual

8 characters3 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj/eːˀɣəntli/[ˈeˀjn̩d̥li][ˈeˀnli]

  1. real, actual

  2. essential, important

  3. positive (definitely laid down, explicitly stated)

  4. proper

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German ēgentlik (“actual”), related to Swedish egentlig, German eigentlich, Dutch eigenlijk. Derived from the adjective Middle Low German ēgen (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, cf. Danish egen, German eigen, English own.

adv/eːˀɣəntli/[ˈeˀjn̩d̥li][ˈeˀnli]

  1. really, actually

  2. after all

  3. exactly, precisely

  4. strictly speaking

  5. originally

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German ēgentlik (“actual”), related to Swedish egentlig, German eigentlich, Dutch eigenlijk. Derived from the adjective Middle Low German ēgen (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, cf. Danish egen, German eigen, English own.

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