Wiktionary

ensi

See also: ēnsì, -ensi, and ensi-

English

edit

Etymology

edit

From Sumerian 𒉺𒋼𒋛 (ensi₂ /⁠ensik⁠/, “ruler”).

Noun

edit

ensi (plural ensis)

  1. (historical) a Sumerian title designating the ruler or prince of a city-state

Further reading

edit

Finnish

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈensi/, [ˈe̞ns̠i]
  • Rhymes: -ensi
  • Syllabification(key): en‧si

Etymology 1

edit

From Proto-Finnic *enci, probably from the same root as että.

Adjective

edit

ensi (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

  1. (temporal) next (the first time after now)
    Synonym: seuraava
    ensi kerralla ― next time
    Menen Ranskaan ensi maanantaina.
    I'm going to France next Monday.
  2. (chiefly in idioms) first
    Synonym: ensimmäinen
    ensi kertaa / ensi kerran ― for the first time
    ensi tilassa ― at the first opportunity
Usage notes
edit

In the sense "next", ensi is practically always relative to the present moment. The word seuraava is used when the one following a past, future, or hypothetical instance is intended: ensi maanantai (“next Monday”), but ensimmäinen kerta oli vaikea, mutta seuraava oli paljon helpompi (“the first time was hard but the next one was much easier”). ensi is also preferred for abstract things such as moments of time or events, while seuraava would be preferred for concrete things: ensi kevät (“next spring”), but seuraava potilas (“next patient”).

Declension
edit

Indeclinable

Derived terms
edit
compounds
edit

Further reading

edit

Etymology 2

edit

Verb

edit

ensi

  1. third-person singular past indicative of entää
Alternative forms
edit

Anagrams

edit

Latin

edit

Noun

edit

ēnsī

  1. dative singular of ēnsis

Louisiana Creole

edit

Etymology

edit

From French ainsi (“thus”).

Adverb

edit

ensi

  1. thus

Old French

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Probably from Latin in + sic.

Adverb

edit

ensi

  1. thus; so

Descendants

edit
  • Middle French: ainsi
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ensi&oldid=78859180"