ellen

See also: Ellen and ellen-

English

Alternative forms

elne

Etymology

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.ən/
Rhymes: -ɛlən

Noun

ellen (uncountable)

(obsolete) Zeal.
(obsolete) Strength; courage.
(theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

Danish

Noun

ellen c

(deprecated template usage) definite singular of el

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a contraction of ellä en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈelːen/, [ˈe̞lːe̞n]
Rhymes: -elːen
Syllabification^(key): el‧len

Conjunction

ellen

if I not, unless I
Ellen syö, jään nälkäiseksi.
If I don't eat, I will stay hungry.

Synonyms

jollen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɛlːɛn]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: el‧len

Etymology 1

Lexicalization of el-, ele- (stem variants of elő-) + -n (locative suffix). Since the language reform, it is also used as a verbal prefix (see ellen-). As the first part of compound words it is mostly patterned after Latin contra (“against”) and German gegen (“against”).^[1]

Postposition

ellen

against

Derived terms

Compound words

Etymology 2

Back-formation from ellenség.^[2]

Noun

ellen (plural ellenek)

(archaic or literary) enemy, opponent
Synonyms: ellenség, ellenfél

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ellen	ellenek
accusative	ellent	elleneket
dative	ellennek	elleneknek
instrumental	ellennel	ellenekkel
causal-final	ellenért	ellenekért
translative	ellenné	ellenekké
terminative	ellenig	ellenekig
essive-formal	ellenként	ellenekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ellenben	ellenekben
superessive	ellenen	elleneken
adessive	ellennél	elleneknél
illative	ellenbe	ellenekbe
sublative	ellenre	ellenekre
allative	ellenhez	ellenekhez
elative	ellenből	ellenekből
delative	ellenről	ellenekről
ablative	ellentől	ellenektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	ellené	elleneké
non-attributive possessive - plural	ellenéi	ellenekéi

Possessive forms of ellen
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ellenem	elleneim
2nd person sing.	ellened	elleneid
3rd person sing.	ellene	ellenei
1st person plural	ellenünk	elleneink
2nd person plural	ellenetek	elleneitek
3rd person plural	ellenük	elleneik

References

^ ellen 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.)
^ ellen in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German elilenti. Compare German elend.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈælen/, [ˈælən]

Adjective

ellen (masculine ellenen, neuter ellent, comparative méi ellen, superlative am ellensten)

ugly

Declension

declension of ellen

number and gender		singular			plural
number and gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass ellen	si ass ellen	et ass ellen	si si(nn) ellen
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	ellenen	ellen	ellent	ellen
nominative / accusative	independent without determiner	ellenen	ellen	ellenes	ellener
dative	after any declined word	ellenen	ellener	ellenen	ellenen
dative	as first declined word	ellenem	ellener	ellenem	ellenen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English eln.

Noun

ellen

Alternative form of elne (“ell”)

Etymology 2

From Old English ellen.

Noun

ellen

Alternative form of elne (“power”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈeːllen/

Verb

ēllen

first-person singular past indicative of eallit

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ellan, Old High German ellan, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (aljan), Old Norse eljan (Icelandic elja).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈel.len/, [ˈeɫ.ɫen]

Noun

ellen n or m

strength, courage, bravery

Declension

when neuter (as always in poetry):

Declension of ellen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ellen	ellen
accusative	ellen	ellen
genitive	elnes	elna
dative	elne	elnum

when masculine:

Declension of ellen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ellen	elnas
accusative	ellen	elnas
genitive	elnes	elna
dative	elne	elnum

Derived terms

elnian

Descendants

Middle English: elne, ellen
- English: elne, ellen

Noun

ellen n

elder tree

Declension

Declension of ellen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ellen	ellen
accusative	ellen	ellen
genitive	elnes	elna
dative	elne	elnum

Adjective

ellen

(relational) elder tree, elder wood

Declension

Declension of ellen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ellen	elnu, elno	ellen
Accusative	ellenne	elne	ellen
Genitive	elnes	ellenre	elnes
Dative	elnum	ellenre	elnum
Instrumental	elne	ellenre	elne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	elne	elna, elne	elnu, elno
Accusative	elne	elna, elne	elnu, elno
Genitive	ellenra	ellenra	ellenra
Dative	elnum	elnum	elnum
Instrumental	elnum	elnum	elnum

Declension of ellen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	elna	elne	elne
Accusative	elnan	elnan	elne
Genitive	elnan	elnan	elnan
Dative	elnan	elnan	elnan
Instrumental	elnan	elnan	elnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	elnan	elnan	elnan
Accusative	elnan	elnan	elnan
Genitive	ellenra, elnena	ellenra, elnena	ellenra, elnena
Dative	elnum	elnum	elnum
Instrumental	elnum	elnum	elnum

[1] ellen 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.)

[2] Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

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[2]

ellen

English

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Noun

Danish

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

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Conjunction

Synonyms

See also

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Postposition

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

See also

References

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Northern Sami

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Verb

Old English

Etymology

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Noun

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Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

Declension

Adjective

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