Franco-Provençal

Noun

fena f

1. woman

Latin

Noun

fēna

1. nominative plural of fēnum
2. accusative plural of fēnum
3. vocative plural of fēnum

Mapudungun

Noun

fena ‎(using Unified Alphabet)

1. oats

Portuguese

Verb

fena

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of fenar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of fenar

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːˌna/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fina, of common Germanic origins. Possibly related to the Latin pinna ‎(“tip, point”).

Noun

fena c

1. The protruding appendage on a marine animal; fin, flipper.
2. A stabilizing structural detail on various vehicles; fin.
3. In the idiom inte röra en fena, "not moving a fin"; to stay completely still, to not move a muscle.

   De rörde inte en fena medan fiendepatrullen gick förbi.

   They didn't move a muscle as the enemy patrol passed by.

Declension

Related terms

• analfena
• bröstfena
• hajfena
• finne
• ryggfena
• stjärtfena

Etymology 2

Short for fenomenal. Its use as a noun is claimed to be a misunderstanding.^[1]

Adjective

fena (not comparable)

1. very good, skilled, phenomenal

Declension

Not compared or deflected.

Noun

fena c

1. In the idiom vara en fena på något, literally "to be a fin at something", to be good at something.

   Hon var en riktig fena på att köra bil.

   She was really good at driving.

Declension

See also

• haj

References

• fena in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• fena in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

1. ↑ Fena på och haj på, Dagens Nyheter, 6 september 2008.