ennen
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Instructive singular of ensi-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
ennen (+ partitive)
Postposition[edit]
ennen (+ partitive)
Adverb[edit]
ennen (comparative ennemmin, no superlative)
- before, back then (at an earlier time)
- rather, before
- ennen kuolema kuin orjuus ― (we would) rather die than be slaves
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ennen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Akin to Estonian enne and Finnish ennen.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- Rhymes: -enːen
- Hyphenation: en‧nen
Adverb[edit]
ennen
- (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,
- (of time) once upon a time
Preposition[edit]
ennen (+ partitive)
- (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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (before; adverb): ennemoin
Derived terms[edit]
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)
- to end
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ennen (weak verb)
infinitive | ennen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | enn | enn |
2nd person singular | enns(t) | enns(t) |
3rd person singular | enn(t) | enn |
plural | ennt, ennen | ennen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | enn(e) | |
plural | ennt | |
participle | present | past |
ennen | (e)ennt, geennt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Derived terms[edit]
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