enten
See also: Enten and entén
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish ænting, æntig, from Old Norse annattveggja, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk anten, Swedish antingen. A compound of annat (“other, either”, neuter) and tveggja (“two”, genitive).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛntən/, [ˈɛnd̥n̩]
Conjunction
enten
- either
- always in the combination: enten … eller "either … or"
References
- “enten” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “enten,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛntə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: en‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛntən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch enten, from Old French enter, from Latin imputō.
Verb
enten
- (transitive) to graft
Inflection
| Inflection of enten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | enten | |||
| past singular | entte | |||
| past participle | geënt | |||
| infinitive | enten | |||
| gerund | enten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ent | entte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ent | entte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ent | entte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ent | entte | ||
| 3rd person singular | ent | entte | ||
| plural | enten | entten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ente | entte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | enten | entten | ||
| imperative sing. | ent | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ent | |||
| participles | entend | geënt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- entstof
- inenten
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ent
- → Indonesian: enten
- → Papiamentu: ènter, enter (dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: ènter
- → Caribbean Javanese: ènter, ngènter
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
enten
- Plural form of ent
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch enten, from Middle Dutch ente, from enten (“to graft”) (modern Dutch enten), from Old French enter, from Latin imputāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ənˈtɛn]
- Hyphenation: êntèn
Noun
enten or êntèn
- (biology, botany) graft, a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
- (biology, botany) grafting, the act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
Synonyms
- cangkok
- setek
Further reading
- “enten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
enten
- Rōmaji transcription of えんてん
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French enter.
Verb
enten
- (transitive) to graft
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | enten | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | enten | |
| In genitive | entens | |
| In dative | entene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | ente | — |
| 2nd singular | ents, entes | — |
| 3rd singular | ent, entet | — |
| 1st plural | enten | — |
| 2nd plural | ent, entet | — |
| 3rd plural | enten | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | ente | — |
| 2nd singular | ents, entes | — |
| 3rd singular | ente | — |
| 1st plural | enten | — |
| 2nd plural | ent, entet | — |
| 3rd plural | enten | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | ent, ente | |
| Plural | ent, entet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | entende | — |
Descendants
- Dutch: enten
Contraction
enten
- Contraction of ende den.
Further reading
- “enten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “enten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse annat tveggja.
Conjunction
enten
- either (used in combination with eller; enten ... eller... / either ... or ...)
References
- “enten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Conjunction
enten
- Alternative form of anten