How do you pronounce eigen-?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪ.ɡən-/.

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eigen-

/ˌaɪ.ɡən-/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

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How do you pronounce eigen-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪ.ɡən-/.
What does eigen- mean?: Forms terms pertaining to or related to eigenvectors, eigenvalues; especially for naming mathematical objects which are not affected by a given linear transformation except for by scalar multiplication.
Where does eigen- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-Germanic *aiganaz Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old High German eigan Middle High German eigen German eigenbor. English eigen- Borrowed from German eigen (“own”). Many of the compounds represent partial translations from German, e.g. eigenvalue from German Eigenwert. Doublet of own.

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