dehen

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Breton dienn.

Noun

dehen m (plural dehennow)

1. cream

Derived terms

• dehen howl (“suncream”)
• dehen molys (“clotted cream”)
• dehen rew (“ice cream”)
• tesen dhehen (“cream cake”)

Mutation

Mutation of dehen

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
dehen	dhehen	unchanged	tehen	tehen	tehen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “dehen” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 223

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Etymology 1

Root
d-h-n (wisdom)
2 terms

From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn).

Noun

dehen m (plural (both unused) dehnijiet or idhna)

1. wisdom, good sense, reason, prudence

   Synonym: għaqal

Etymology 2

Root
d-h-n (anointment)
5 terms

From Arabic دَهَنَ (dahana).

Verb

dehen (imperfect jidhen, past participle midhun, verbal noun dhin)

1. to anoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of dehen (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dhent	dhent	dehen	dhenna	dhentu	dehnu
	f			dehnet
imperfect	m	nidhen	tidhen	jidhen	nidhnu	tidhnu	jidhnu
	f			tidhen
imperative			idhen			idhnu