own

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/əʊn/]

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Senses

1. own (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Belonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

Example: The fathers shall not bee put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: euery man shall be put to death for his owne sinne.

2. own (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Not shared.

Example: When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.

Concept: Автономия

Polarities of the concept

3. own (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Peculiar, domestic.

Structure of the word

Roots:

h₂eyḱ (Proto-Indo-European)

Connections

Polarities

Freedom ↔ Subjection — concept «Автономия»

Roots: h₂eyḱ

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