fenn
Hungarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Lexicalization of fel (“up”) + -n (case suffix): felen > fen > fenn.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
fenn (comparative feljebb, superlative legfelül)
Usage notes edit
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with fenn-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see fenn-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms edit
Compound words
References edit
- ^ fenn in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading edit
- fenn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fenn n or m
Declension edit
Declension of fenn (strong a-stem)