enten

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See also: Enten and entén

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish ænting, æntig, from Old Norse annattveggja, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk anten, Swedish antingen. A compound of annat (other, either, neuter) and tveggja (two, genitive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntən/, [ˈɛnd̥n̩]

Conjunction

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enten

  1. either
    always in the combination: enten … eller "either … or"

References

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛntə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: en‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛntən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch enten, from Old French enter, from Latin imputō.

Verb

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enten

  1. (transitive) to graft
Conjugation
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Conjugation of enten (weak)
infinitive enten
past singular entte
past participle geënt
infinitive enten
gerund enten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ent entte
2nd person sing. (jij) ent entte
2nd person sing. (u) ent entte
2nd person sing. (gij) ent entte
3rd person singular ent entte
plural enten entten
subjunctive sing.1 ente entte
subjunctive plur.1 enten entten
imperative sing. ent
imperative plur.1 ent
participles entend geënt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: ent
  • Indonesian: enten
  • Papiamentu: ènter, enter (dated)
  • Sranan Tongo: ènter

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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enten

  1. plural of ent

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Dutch enten, from Middle Dutch ente, from enten (to graft) (modern Dutch enten), from Old French enter, from Latin imputāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ənˈtɛn]
  • Hyphenation: êntèn

Noun

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enten or êntèn

  1. (biology, botany) graft, a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
  2. (biology, botany) grafting, the act, art, or process of inserting grafts.

Synonyms

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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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enten

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えんてん

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French enter, from Latin imputāre (to reckon, take into account).

Verb

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enten

  1. (transitive) to graft
Inflection
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Weak
Infinitive enten
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive enten
In genitive entens
In dative entene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular ente
2nd singular ents, entes
3rd singular ent, entet
1st plural enten
2nd plural ent, entet
3rd plural enten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular ente
2nd singular ents, entes
3rd singular ente
1st plural enten
2nd plural ent, entet
3rd plural enten
Imperative Present
Singular ent, ente
Plural ent, entet
Present Past
Participle entende
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Contraction

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enten

  1. Contraction of ende den.

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse annat tveggja.

Conjunction

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enten

  1. either (used in combination with eller; enten ... eller... / either ... or ...)

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Conjunction

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enten

  1. Alternative form of anten