enni

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse enni, from Proto-Germanic *anþiją.

Noun

enni n (genitive singular ennis, plural enni(r))

  1. forehead, brow
  2. projection

Declension

n24 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative enni ennið enni(r) ennini
Accusative enni ennið enni(r) ennini
Dative enni enn(i)num ennum ennunum
Genitive ennis ennisins enna ennanna

Further reading

  • "enni" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

Etymology

eszik +‎ -nni

Pronunciation

Verb

enni

  1. infinitive of eszik

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse enni, from Proto-Germanic *anþiją.

Pronunciation

Noun

enni n (genitive singular ennis, nominative plural enni)

  1. forehead

Declension

declension of enni
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative enni ennið enni ennin
accusative enni ennið enni ennin
dative enni enninu ennum ennunum
genitive ennis ennisins enna ennanna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Inari Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *eannē.

Pronunciation

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Noun

enni

  1. mother

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • enni in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje‎, Tromsø: UiT


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþiją (“forehead”). Compare to Latin antiae (“forelocks”).

Noun

enni n (genitive ennis)

  1. forehead
  2. a steep crag (in placenames)

Declension

  Declension of enni (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative enni ennit enni ennin
accusative enni ennit enni ennin
dative enni enninu ennum ennunum
genitive ennis ennisins enna ennanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: enni
  • Faroese: enni
  • Norwegian: enne
  • Elfdalian: enne
  • Old Swedish: ænne
    • Swedish: änne (dialectal, archaic)

References

“enni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

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