fenn

See also: Fenn and fenn-

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Lexicalization of fel (“up”) +‎ -n (case suffix): felen > fen > fenn.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛnː]
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  • Hyphenation: fenn
  • Rhymes: -ɛnː

Adverb

fenn (comparative feljebb, superlative legfelül)

  1. Alternative form of fent
    Synonyms: fent, fönn, fönt, felül, fölül

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with fenn-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see fenn-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms
Compound words

References
  1. fenn in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • fenn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fenn/, [fen]

Noun

fenn n or m

  1. mud
  2. fen, marsh

Declension
Declension of fenn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fenn fenn, fennas
accusative fenn fenn, fennas
genitive fennes fenna
dative fenne fennum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: fen, fenne, ven
    • English: fen
    • Scots: fen
    • Yola: ven
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