benn
Cimbrian Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- bénne (Sette Comuni)
Etymology Edit
From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when. Doublet of ben (conjunction), from the same Middle High German source.
Adverb Edit
benn
References Edit
- “benn” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
East Central German Edit
Etymology Edit
A contraction of be dan.
Contraction Edit
benn
- (Erzgebirgisch) benn Elektrischn
- at the eletric
References Edit
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:
Hungarian Edit
Etymology Edit
Lexicalization of bel (a variant of bél) + -n (case suffix). The -ln combination later assimilated to -nn.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
benn (comparative beljebb, superlative legbeljebb)
Usage notes Edit
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with benn-, 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 benn-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
References Edit
- ^ benn 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
- benn 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
- benn in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Middle Welsh Edit
Noun Edit
benn
- Soft mutation of penn.
Old English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *banjō (“wound”). Cognate with Old Saxon beni (“wound”), Old Norse ben (“wound”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 (banja, “wound”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
benn f
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Old Irish Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
benn f (genitive beinne or beinde, nominative plural benna or benda)
Inflection Edit
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bennL | beinnL | bennaH |
Vocative | bennL | beinnL | bennaH |
Accusative | beinnN | beinnL | bennaH |
Genitive | beinneH | bennL | bennN |
Dative | beinnL | bennaib | bennaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms Edit
- bennán (“horned animal, cow; calf; horned or peaked object”)
Descendants Edit
Mutation Edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
benn | benn pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbenn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References Edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*bando-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 54
Further reading Edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Wolof Edit
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Cardinal : benn Ordinal : njëkk | ||
Pronunciation Edit
Numeral Edit
benn