ennen
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Finnish
Etymology
Instructive singular of ensi-.
Pronunciation
Preposition
ennen [with partitive]
Postposition
ennen [with partitive]
- (temporal) before, prior to
- Parasta ennen: 15.03.2024
- Best before: 03/15/2024
- (static) before, prior to (e.g. in text)
Adverb
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
Further reading
- “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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Akin to Estonian enne and Finnish ennen.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
- Rhymes: -enːen
- Hyphenation: en‧nen
Adverb
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
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
- (before; adverb): ennemoin
Derived terms
References
- 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
Etymology
From the noun Enn, akin to English end, German enden, Dutch eindigen.
Verb
ennen (past singular enn, past participle ennt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to end
Conjugation
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
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/enːen
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