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Webster 1913 Edition
En
En
,Noun.
(Print.)
Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter. See
Em
. Webster 1828 Edition
En
EN
, a prefix to many English words, chiefly borrowed from the French. In coincides with the Latin, in, Gr., and some English words are written indifferently with en or in. For the ease of pronunciation, it is changed to em, particularly before a labial, as in employ, empower.En was formerly a plural termination of nouns and of verbs, as in housen, escapen. It is retained in oxen and children. It is also still used as the termination of some verbs, as in hearken, from the Saxon infinitive.
Definition 2024
én
én
See also: Appendix:Variations of "en"
Danish
Numeral
én
- Alternative form of en
Pronoun
én
- Alternative form of en
Usage notes
Accent is optional, and reflects intonation. Compare, for example, hun har kun en kat "she only has a cat" with hun har kun én kat "she has only one cat".
Hungarian
Etymology
From the Proto-Uralic root *me as Finnish me.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈeːn]
Pronoun
én
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
én (plural ének)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | én | ének |
| accusative | ént | éneket |
| dative | énnek | éneknek |
| instrumental | énnel | énekkel |
| causal-final | énért | énekért |
| translative | énné | énekké |
| terminative | énig | énekig |
| essive-formal | énként | énekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | énben | énekben |
| superessive | énen | éneken |
| adessive | énnél | éneknél |
| illative | énbe | énekbe |
| sublative | énre | énekre |
| allative | énhez | énekhez |
| elative | énből | énekből |
| delative | énről | énekről |
| ablative | éntől | énektől |
| Possessive forms of én | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | énem | énjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | éned | énjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | énje | énjei |
| 1st person plural | énünk | énjeink |
| 2nd person plural | énetek | énjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | énjük | énjeik |
Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos.
Noun
én m (genitive éuin or éoin, nominative plural éuin or éoin)
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | |||
| Vocative | |||
| Accusative | |||
| Genitive | |||
| Dative | |||
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Interjection
én!
- lo!
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| én | unchanged | n-én |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 én” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 én” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔɛːnʔ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛn˧ˀ˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛŋ˦˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛŋ˦ˀ˥]