enni

See also: Enni

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse enni, from Proto-Germanic *anþiją.

Noun

enni n (genitive singular ennis, plural enni(r))

1. forehead, brow
2. projection

Declension

Declension of enni (n24)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	enni	ennið	enni, ennir	ennini
accusative	enni	ennið	enni, ennir	ennini
dative	enni	ennnum, enninum	ennum	ennunum
genitive	ennis	ennisins	enna	ennanna

Further reading

• "enni" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

Etymology

eszik +‎ -nni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛnːi]
• Hyphenation: en‧ni
• Rhymes: -ni

Verb

enni

1. infinitive of eszik

Derived terms

• ennivaló

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse enni, from Proto-Germanic *anþiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnːɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɛnːɪ

Noun

enni n (genitive singular ennis, nominative plural enni)

1. forehead

Declension

Declension of enni (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	enni	ennið	enni	ennin
accusative	enni	ennið	enni	ennin
dative	enni	enninu	ennum	ennunum
genitive	ennis	ennisins	enna	ennanna

Derived terms

• sitja eftir með sárt ennið

Anagrams

• einn

Inari Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *eannē.

Noun

enni

1. mother

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• enni in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje‎^[1], Tromsø: UiT

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþiją (“forehead”). Compare to Latin antiae (“forelocks”).

Noun

enni n (genitive ennis)

1. forehead
2. a steep crag (in placenames)

Declension

Declension of enni (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	enni	ennit	enni	ennin
accusative	enni	ennit	enni	ennin
dative	enni	enninu	ennum	ennunum
genitive	ennis	ennisins	enna	ennanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: enni
• Faroese: enni
• Norwegian: enne
• Elfdalian: enne
• Old Swedish: ænne
  • Swedish: änne (dialectal, archaic)

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “enni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

• einn