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