ennen
Finnish
editEtymology
editInstructive singular of ensi-.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editennen [with partitive]
Postposition
editennen [with partitive]
Adverb
editennen (comparative ennemmin, no superlative)
- before, back then (at an earlier time)
- rather, before
- ennen kuolema kuin orjuus ― (we would) rather die than be slaves
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ennen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAkin to Estonian enne and Finnish ennen.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- Rhymes: -enːen
- Hyphenation: en‧nen
Adverb
editennen
- (of time) before
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- Mis ennen olliit tyhjät maat,
- Before, where there were empty lands,
- (of time) once upon a time
Preposition
editennen (+ partitive)
- (of time) before
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- j ono i pehmitösmerkkinnä ennen vokalaa, keskeel sannaa, niku nimis: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja j.n.e.
- j is also a palatalisation mark before a vowel, in the middle of a word, like in the names: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja etc.
Synonyms
edit- (before; adverb): ennemoin
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 52
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 25
Low German
editEtymology
editFrom the noun Enn, akin to English end, German enden, Dutch eindigen.
Verb
editennen (past singular enn, past participle ennt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to end
Conjugation
editConjugation of ennen (weak verb)
infinitive | ennen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | enn | enn |
2nd person singular | enns(t) | enns(t) |
3rd person singular | enn(t) | enn |
plural | ennt, ennen | ennen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | enn(e) | |
plural | ennt | |
participle | present | past |
ennen | (e)ennt, geennt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Derived terms
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- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/enːen
- Rhymes:Finnish/enːen/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish prepositions
- Finnish postpositions
- Finnish adverbs
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/enːen
- Rhymes:Ingrian/enːen/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adverbs
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- Ingrian prepositions
- Low German lemmas
- Low German verbs
- Low German weak verbs