benn

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Adverb

benn

  1. (Luserna) when
    Benn rifta dar bus? ― When does the bus arrive?

References

East Central German

Etymology

A contraction of be dan.

Contraction

benn

  1. (Erzgebirgisch)
    benn Elektrischn
    at the eletric

References

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of bel (a variant of bél) +‎ -n (case suffix). The -ln combination later assimilated to -nn.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: benn
  • Rhymes: -ɛnː

Adverb

benn (comparative beljebb, superlative legbeljebb)

  1. inside
    Synonym: bent
    Antonyms: kinn, kint

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms

Compound words

Related terms

References

  1. ^ benn 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

  • benn 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
  • benn in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Middle Welsh

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Latin benna), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).

Noun

benn f

  1. cart, wagon
Descendants
  • Welsh: ben (“cart”)

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal Aspirate
benn uenn / venn menn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Noun

benn

  1. Soft mutation of penn (“head”).

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *banjō (“wound”). Cognate with Old Saxon beni (“wound”), Old Norse ben (“wound”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 (banja, “wound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

benn f

  1. a wound; mortal injury
    • Ne ðær ænig com blod of benne ― no blood came from the wound.

Declension

Declension of benn (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative benn benna, benne
accusative benne benna, benne
genitive benne benna
dative benne bennum

Derived terms

Related terms

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).

Pronunciation

Noun

benn f (genitive beinne or beinde, nominative plural benna or benda)

  1. peak
  2. pinnacle
  3. mountain
  4. point
  5. prong
  6. horn
    Synonyms: adarc, congna

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bennL beinnL bennaH
Vocative bennL beinnL bennaH
Accusative beinnN beinnL bennaH
Genitive beinneH bennL bennN
Dative beinnL bennaib bennaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • bennán (“horned animal, cow; calf; horned or peaked object”)

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
benn benn
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbenn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bando-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 54

Further reading

Wolof

Wolof cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : benn
    Ordinal : njëkk

Pronunciation

Numeral

benn

  1. one
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