See also: ënnen and Ennen

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Instructive singular of ensi-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
  • Rhymes: -enːen
  • Syllabification(key): en‧nen

Preposition edit

ennen (+ partitive)

  1. (temporal) before, prior to
  2. (static) before, prior to (e.g. in text)

Adverb edit

ennen (comparative ennemmin, no superlative)

  1. before, back then (at an earlier time)
  2. rather, before
    ennen kuolema kuin orjuus(we would) rather die than be slaves

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Estonian enne and Finnish ennen.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

ennen

  1. (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,
  2. (of time) once upon a time

Preposition edit

ennen (+ partitive)

  1. (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.

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References 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 edit

Etymology edit

From the noun Enn, akin to English end, German enden, Dutch eindigen.

Verb edit

ennen (past singular enn, past participle ennt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to end

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit