enten

See also: Enten and entén

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ænting, æntig, from Old Norse annattveggja, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk anten, Swedish antingen. A compound of annat (“other, either”, neuter) and tveggja (“two”, genitive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛntən/, [ˈɛnd̥n̩]

Conjunction

enten

1. either

   always in the combination: enten … eller "either … or"

References

• “enten” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “enten,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛntə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: en‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛntən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch enten, from Old French enter, from Latin imputō.

Verb

enten

1. (transitive) to graft

Inflection

Inflection of enten (weak)
infinitive	enten
past singular	entte
past participle	geënt
infinitive	enten
gerund	enten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ent	entte
2nd person sing. (jij)	ent	entte
2nd person sing. (u)	ent	entte
2nd person sing. (gij)	ent	entte
3rd person singular	ent	entte
plural	enten	entten
subjunctive sing.1	ente	entte
subjunctive plur.1	enten	entten
imperative sing.	ent
imperative plur.1	ent
participles	entend	geënt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• entstof
• inenten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ent
• → Indonesian: enten
• → Papiamentu: ènter, enter (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: ènter
  • → Caribbean Javanese: ènter, ngènter

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

enten

1. plural of ent

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch enten, from Middle Dutch ente, from enten (“to graft”) (modern Dutch enten), from Old French enter, from Latin imputāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ənˈtɛn]
• Hyphenation: êntèn

Noun

enten or êntèn

1. (biology, botany) graft, a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
2. (biology, botany) grafting, the act, art, or process of inserting grafts.

Synonyms

• cangkok
• setek

Further reading

• “enten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

enten

1. Rōmaji transcription of えんてん

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French enter, from Latin imputāre (“to reckon, take into account”).

Verb

enten

1. (transitive) to graft

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	enten
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	enten
In genitive	entens
In dative	entene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	ente	—
2nd singular	ents, entes	—
3rd singular	ent, entet	—
1st plural	enten	—
2nd plural	ent, entet	—
3rd plural	enten	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	ente	—
2nd singular	ents, entes	—
3rd singular	ente	—
1st plural	enten	—
2nd plural	ent, entet	—
3rd plural	enten	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	ent, ente
Plural	ent, entet
	Present	Past
Participle	entende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: enten

Etymology 2

Contraction

enten

1. Contraction of ende den.

Further reading

• “enten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “enten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse annat tveggja.

Conjunction

enten

1. either (used in combination with eller; enten ... eller... / either ... or ...)

References

• “enten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Conjunction

enten

1. Alternative form of anten