ensi-

See also: ensi, ēnsì, and -ensi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en‧si

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *enci.

Prefix

ensi-

1. premier, first; inaugural.

Inflection

• All the cases of ensi-, except for ennen (a postposition), serve in Finnish as adverbs. The elative singular is always used with the possessive suffix -än (more infrequently with -nsä).

noun case singular plural nominative (ensi-) – genitive ennen – partitive – – inessive – – elative ennestä + -nsä/-än – illative – – adessive – – ablative – – allative – – essive – – translative – ensiksi instructive – ensin abessive – – comitative – –

Related terms

• See the inflection table.

Derived terms

► Finnish words prefixed with ensi-

• entinen

See also

• ensi