ennen

See also: ënnen and Ennen

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular of ensi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
• Rhymes: -enːen
• Syllabification^(key): en‧nen

Preposition

ennen (+ partitive)

1. (temporal) before, prior to
2. (static) before, prior to (e.g. in text)

Postposition

ennen (+ partitive)

1. (temporal) before, prior to
2. (static) before, prior to (e.g. in text)

Adverb

ennen (comparative ennemmin, no superlative)

1. before, back then (at an earlier time)
2. rather, before

   ennen kuolema kuin orjuus ― (we would) rather die than be slaves

Derived terms

• ennemmin tai myöhemmin
• ennen aikojaan
• ennen kaikkea
• ennen kuin
• ennen muuta
• ennen pitkää
• ennen vanhaan
• ennenaikainen
• ennenkokematon
• ennenkuulumaton
• ennennäkemätön
• ennestään

 

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

• enne

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

1. (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,

2. (of time) once upon a time

Preposition

ennen (+ partitive)

1. (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

• ennen egle
• ennen muinaa
• ennettää

 

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)

1. 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

• beennen