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enni

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See also: Enni

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

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • "enni" at Sprotin.fo
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Hungarian

Etymology

eszik +‎ -nni

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛnːi]
  • Hyphenation: en‧ni
  • Rhymes: -ni

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

More information singular, plural ...

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
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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

More information neuter, singular ...

Descendants

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

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “enni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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