ennen

Instructive singular of ensi-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
• Rhymes: -enːen
• Syllabification^(key): en‧nen

ennen (comparative ennemmin, no superlative)

1. before

ennen (+ partitive)

1. (static and temporal) before, prior to.

• enne

Akin to Estonian enne and Finnish ennen.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈenːen/, [ˈe̞nːe̞n]
• Rhymes: -enːen
• Hyphenation: en‧nen

ennen

1. (of time) before
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:

     Mis ennen olliit tyhjät maat,

     Before, where there were empty lands,

2. (of time) once upon a time

ennen (+ partitive)

1. (of time) before
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     j ono i pehmitösmerkkinnä ennen vokalaa, keskeel sannaa, niku nimis: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja j.n.e.

     j is also a palatalisation mark before a vowel, in the middle of a word, like in the names: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja etc.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 52

From the noun Enn, akin to English end, German enden, Dutch eindigen.

ennen (past singular enn, past participle ennt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to end

• beennen