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enni

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See also: Enni

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse enni, from Proto-Germanic *anþiją.

Noun

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enni n (genitive singular ennis, plural enni(r))

  1. forehead, brow
  2. projection

Declension

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Declension of enni (n24)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative enni ennið enni, ennir ennini
accusative enni ennið enni, ennir ennini
dative enni ennnum, enninum ennum ennunum
genitive ennis ennisins enna ennanna

Further reading

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  • "enni" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

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Etymology

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eszik +‎ -nni

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛnːi]
  • Hyphenation: en‧ni
  • Rhymes: -ni

Verb

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enni

  1. infinitive of eszik

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse enni, from Proto-Germanic *anþiją.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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enni n (genitive singular ennis, nominative plural enni)

  1. forehead

Declension

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Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Inari Sami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Samic *eannē.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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enni

  1. mother

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • enni in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje[1], Tromsø: UiT


Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *anþiją (forehead). Compare to Latin antiae (forelocks).

Noun

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enni n (genitive ennis)

  1. forehead
  2. a steep crag (in placenames)

Declension

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Declension of enni (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative enni ennit enni ennin
accusative enni ennit enni ennin
dative enni enninu ennum ennunum
genitive ennis ennisins enna ennanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: enni
  • Faroese: enni
  • Norwegian: enne
  • Elfdalian: enne
  • Old Swedish: ænne
    • Swedish: änne (dialectal, archaic)

Further reading

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Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “enni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

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