From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when. Doublet of ben (conjunction), from the same Middle High German source.
benn
A contraction of be dan.
benn
Lexicalization of bel (a variant of bél) + -n (case suffix). The -ln combination later assimilated to -nn.[1]
benn (comparative beljebb, superlative legbeljebb)
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with benn-, 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 benn-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
From Proto-Brythonic *benn, from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Latin benna), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).
benn f
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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benn | uenn / venn | menn | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
benn
From Proto-Germanic *banjō (“wound”). Cognate with Old Saxon beni (“wound”), Old Norse ben (“wound”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 (banja, “wound”).
benn f
Strong ō-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | benn | benna, benne |
accusative | benne | benna, benne |
genitive | benne | benna |
dative | benne | bennum |
From Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).[1]
benn f (genitive beinne or beinde, nominative plural benna or benda)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | bennL | beinnL | bennaH |
vocative | bennL | beinnL | bennaH |
accusative | beinnN | beinnL | bennaH |
genitive | beinneH | bennL | bennN |
dative | beinnL | bennaib | bennaib |
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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benn | benn pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbenn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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Cardinal : benn Ordinal : njëkk | ||
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