fent

See also: Fent

English

Etymology 1

From Old French fente, from Latin findēre (“to cleave”).

Noun

fent (plural fents)

1. (UK, dialect) A slit or crack.
2. (UK, dialect) A remnant; an odd piece left over.

Etymology 2

Clipping of fentanyl.

Noun

fent (uncountable)

1. (slang) The drug fentanyl.

Derived terms

• fent fold

Anagrams

• TNEF

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈfe̞n]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfent]
• IPA^(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈfen]
• Rhymes: -ent

Verb

fent

1. gerund of fer

Related terms

• faent

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛnt]

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• Hyphenation: fent
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Etymology 1

First attested in 1525. From the fen variant of fenn (“above”) +‎ -t (locative suffix).

Alternative forms

• fönt, fenn, fönn

Adverb

fent (comparative feljebb or fentebb, superlative legfelül or legfentebb)

1. above, up

   Synonyms: fönt, fenn, fönn, felül, fölül

2. upstairs
3. up, awake

   Synonym: ébren

Usage notes

The form fentebb and the uncommon legfentebb are only used in formal style with említett (or a synonymous verb), in the sense “above-mentioned” or “aforesaid”. In the literal sense, feljebb (or its variant följebb) and legfelül (or its variant legfölül) are used as its comparative and superlative.

Derived terms

• fenti

Compound words

• odafent

Etymology 2

fen +‎ -t

Verb

fent

1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of fen

   János késeket és ollókat fent. ― János sharpened / was sharpening knives and pairs of scissors.

Participle

fent

1. past participle of fen

   Ez egy élesre fent kés. ― It is a knife whetted sharp.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	fent	fentek
accusative	fentet	fenteket
dative	fentnek	fenteknek
instrumental	fenttel	fentekkel
causal-final	fentért	fentekért
translative	fentté	fentekké
terminative	fentig	fentekig
essive-formal	fentként	fentekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	fentben	fentekben
superessive	fenten	fenteken
adessive	fentnél	fenteknél
illative	fentbe	fentekbe
sublative	fentre	fentekre
allative	fenthez	fentekhez
elative	fentből	fentekből
delative	fentről	fentekről
ablative	fenttől	fentektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	fenté	fenteké
non-attributive possessive – plural	fentéi	fentekéi

Etymology 3

fen (“fen”, Chinese monetary subunit) +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Noun

fent

1. accusative singular of fen

Further reading

• fent , mostly redirecting to fenn in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فند (fend), from Classical Persian فَنْد (fand).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfent/
• Hyphenation: fent

Noun

fent (definite accusative fendi, plural fentler)

1. (archaic) trick, deceit, cheat

   Synonyms: hile, dolap, dümen, oyun

Declension

Declension of fent

singular plural nominative fent fentler definite accusative fendi fentleri dative fende fentlere locative fentte fentlerde ablative fentten fentlerden genitive fendin fentlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular fendim fentlerim 2nd singular fendin fentlerin 3rd singular fendi fentleri 1st plural fendimiz fentlerimiz 2nd plural fendiniz fentleriniz 3rd plural fentleri fentleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular fendimi fentlerimi 2nd singular fendini fentlerini 3rd singular fendini fentlerini 1st plural fendimizi fentlerimizi 2nd plural fendinizi fentlerinizi 3rd plural fentlerini fentlerini dative singular plural 1st singular fendime fentlerime 2nd singular fendine fentlerine 3rd singular fendine fentlerine 1st plural fendimize fentlerimize 2nd plural fendinize fentlerinize 3rd plural fentlerine fentlerine locative singular plural 1st singular fendimde fentlerimde 2nd singular fendinde fentlerinde 3rd singular fendinde fentlerinde 1st plural fendimizde fentlerimizde 2nd plural fendinizde fentlerinizde 3rd plural fentlerinde fentlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular fendimden fentlerimden 2nd singular fendinden fentlerinden 3rd singular fendinden fentlerinden 1st plural fendimizden fentlerimizden 2nd plural fendinizden fentlerinizden 3rd plural fentlerinden fentlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular fendimin fentlerimin 2nd singular fendinin fentlerinin 3rd singular fendinin fentlerinin 1st plural fendimizin fentlerimizin 2nd plural fendinizin fentlerinizin 3rd plural fentlerinin fentlerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular fendim fentlerim 2nd singular fentsin fentlersin 3rd singular fent fenttir fentler fentlerdir 1st plural fendiz fentleriz 2nd plural fentsiniz fentlersiniz 3rd plural fentler fentlerdir

Derived terms

• fent çevirmek
• fentli
• kadının fendi, erkeği yendi

Further reading

• “fent”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “fent”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “fent”, in Nişanyan Sözlük