jen

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See also: Jen, jèn, jën, -jen, -jén, jɛ́n, and jèŋ

Czech

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: jen
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech jen, from Proto-Slavic *jenъ. Compare Polish jeno.

Adverb

jen (not comparable)

  1. only
    Synonyms: jenom, pouze, toliko
    jen co... ― as soon as...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 圓 (“yen”).

Noun

jen m inan

  1. yen (Japanese currency)
Declension
Declension of jen (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative jen jeny
genitive jenu jenů
dative jenu jenům
accusative jen jeny
vocative jene jeny
locative jenu jenech
instrumental jenem jeny

Further reading

  • jen in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • jen in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • jen in Internetová jazyková příručka

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German jener and Yiddish יענער (yener). Compare English yon.

Pronunciation

Particle

jen

  1. here is, here are
    Jen mi! Komenciĝu la festo!
    Here I am! Let the party start!
    • 2005, Luiz Portella, Ŝi estas mia amiko, →ISBN, page 37:
      Mi aĉetis tri bombonojn. Mi jam manĝis unu. Jen du.
      I bought three bonbons. I already ate one. Here are two.

Derived terms

Interjection

jen

  1. lo, behold

Phrase

jen... jen

  1. (describing alternating states) now ..., now ...; sometimes ..., other times ...
    La kato kuŝadis jen sur la lito, jen sur la planko.
    The cat was lying around sometimes on the bed, sometimes on the floor.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French juin (“June”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jen

  1. June

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Noun

jen (plural jenek)

  1. yen (currency of Japan)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative jen jenek
accusative jent jeneket
dative jennek jeneknek
instrumental jennel jenekkel
causal-final jenért jenekért
translative jenné jenekké
terminative jenig jenekig
essive-formal jenként jenekként
essive-modal — —
inessive jenben jenekben
superessive jenen jeneken
adessive jennél jeneknél
illative jenbe jenekbe
sublative jenre jenekre
allative jenhez jenekhez
elative jenből jenekből
delative jenről jenekről
ablative jentől jenektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		jené jeneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		jenéi jenekéi
Possessive forms of jen
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. jenem jenjeim
2nd person sing. jened jenjeid
3rd person sing. jenje jenjei
1st person plural jenünk jenjeink
2nd person plural jenetek jenjeitek
3rd person plural jenjük jenjeik

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

jen n (genitive singular jens, nominative plural jen)

  1. yen (Japanese unit of currency)

Declension

declension of jen
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jen jenið jen jenin
accusative jen jenið jen jenin
dative jeni jeninu jenum jenunum
genitive jens jensins jena jenanna

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • njen (after preposition)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

jen

  1. accusative of wón

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ēn.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /jɛn/

Numeral

jen

  1. (Sylt) one

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jen m animal

  1. yen (currency)

Declension

Declension of jen
singular plural
nominative jen jeny
genitive jena jenów
dative jenowi jenom
accusative jena jeny
instrumental jenem jenami
locative jenie jenach
vocative jenie jeny

Further reading

  • jen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)edinъ.

Numeral

jen

  1. (colloquial, Kajkavian, Chakavian) one (1)

Etymology 2

Noun

jen m (Cyrillic spelling јен)

  1. yen (currency)

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jen m inan (genitive singular jenu, nominative plural jeny, genitive plural jenov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin

Declension

Declension of jen
singular plural
nominative jen jeny
genitive jenu jenov
dative jenu jenom
accusative jen jeny
locative jene jenoch
instrumental jenom jenmi

Further reading

  • “jen”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Sumerian

Romanization

jen

  1. Romanization of 𒁺 (g̃en)

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian زن (zan).

Noun

jen

  1. woman

Tarifit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

jen (Tifinagh spelling ⵊⴻⵏ)

  1. (transitive) to lie down, to repose (an animal)
  2. (transitive, derogatory) to sleep
  3. (transitive) to crouch, to squat

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • tjuni (“animal in a state of repose”)

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

Adjective

jen

  1. fast

Derived terms

jendu

References

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