ennen

ennen

See also: ënnen and Ennen

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular of ensi-.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

ennen (comparative ennemmin, no superlative)

1. before

Preposition

ennen (+ partitive)

1. (static and temporal) before, prior to.

Derived terms

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

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Ingrian

Alternative forms

• enne

Etymology

Akin to Estonian enne and Finnish ennen.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
• (Soikkola) 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, 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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 52

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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