ien
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Catalan
Noun
ien m (plural iens)
- yen (currency of Japan)
Further reading
- “ien” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ien”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “ien” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch Low Saxon
Numeral
ien
- Alternative form of een
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognate with Swedish en.
Article
ien (ᛁᛆᚿ) m
Numeral
ien (ᛁᛆᚿ) m
Usage notes
The masculine and feminine forms are used only together with a following noun. When used alone (such as when counting), the neuter form iett is used instead.
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
ien
- somewhither, to somewhere, ("accusative" of ie)
Related terms
See also
Esperanto correlatives
|
Interrogative | Demonstrative | Indefinite | Universal | Negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ki- | ti- | i- | ĉi- | neni- | ||
| Kind of, sort of | -a | kia | tia | ia | ĉia | nenia |
| Reason | -al | kial | tial | ial | ĉial | nenial |
| Time | -am | kiam | tiam | iam | ĉiam | neniam |
| Place | -e | kie | tie | ie | ĉie | nenie |
| Motion | -en | kien | tien | ien | ĉien | nenien |
| Manner | -el | kiel | tiel | iel | ĉiel | neniel |
| Possessive | -es | kies | ties | ies | ĉies | nenies |
| Demonstrative pronoun | -o | kio | tio | io | ĉio | nenio |
| Amount | -om | kiom | tiom | iom | ĉiom | neniom |
| Demonstrative determiner | -u | kiu | tiu | iu | ĉiu | neniu |
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *igen, from Proto-Uralic *ikene, possibly from *ike(-ne/-ńe). Cognates include Estonian ige, Komi-Permyak ан (an) and Hungarian íny.
Pronunciation
Noun
ien
Declension
| Inflection of ien (Kotus type 32*D/sisar, k-∅ gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ien | ikenet | |
| genitive | ikenen | ikenien ienten | |
| partitive | ientä | ikeniä | |
| illative | ikeneen | ikeniin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ien | ikenet | |
| accusative | nom. | ien | ikenet |
| gen. | ikenen | ||
| genitive | ikenen | ikenien ienten | |
| partitive | ientä | ikeniä | |
| inessive | ikenessä | ikenissä | |
| elative | ikenestä | ikenistä | |
| illative | ikeneen | ikeniin | |
| adessive | ikenellä | ikenillä | |
| ablative | ikeneltä | ikeniltä | |
| allative | ikenelle | ikenille | |
| essive | ikenenä | ikeninä | |
| translative | ikeneksi | ikeniksi | |
| abessive | ikenettä | ikenittä | |
| instructive | — | ikenin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “ien”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *igen. Cognates include Finnish ien and Estonian ige.
Pronunciation
Noun
ien
- gum (of the mouth)
Declension
| Declension of ien (type 12/tytär, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ien | ikenet |
| genitive | ikenen | ikeniin |
| partitive | ientä | ikeniä |
| illative | ikenee | ikenii |
| inessive | ikenees | ikeniis |
| elative | ikenest | ikenist |
| allative | ikenelle | ikenille |
| adessive | ikeneel | ikeniil |
| ablative | ikenelt | ikenilt |
| translative | ikeneks | ikeniks |
| essive | ikenennä, ikeneen | ikeninnä, ikeniin |
| exessive1) | ikenent | ikenint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 87
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *igen, from Proto-Uralic *ikene, *ikeńe. Cognates include Finnish ien, Estonian ige, Komi-Permyak ан (an) and Hungarian íny.
Noun
ien
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
ien
Antonyms
Related terms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “ien”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ēn.
Pronunciation
Numeral
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ien Ordinal : earst | ||
ien
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ien (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Noun
ien c (plural ienen)
Further reading
- “ien (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Pronoun
ien
Further reading
- “ien (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Zhuang
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ʔiːn˨˦/
- Tone numbers: ien1
- Hyphenation: ien
Noun
ien (classifier go, 1957–1982 spelling ien)
- tobacco (plant)
ien (classifier ci, 1957–1982 spelling ien)