ellen

See also: Ellen and ellen-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”).

Noun

ellen (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Zeal.
  2. (obsolete) Strength; courage.
  3. (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

Danish

Noun

ellen c

  1. singular definite of el

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈelːen/
  • Hyphenation: el‧len

Conjunction

ellen

  1. if I not, unless I
    Ellen syö, jään nälkäiseksi.
    If I don't eat, I will stay hungry.

Synonyms

See also

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlːɛn]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: el‧len

Noun

ellen (plural ellenek)

  1. enemy (short form of ellenség)
  2. opponent (short form of ellenfél)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative ellen ellenek
accusative ellent elleneket
dative ellennek elleneknek
instrumental ellennel ellenekkel
causal-final ellenért ellenekért
translative ellenné ellenekké
terminative ellenig ellenekig
essive-formal ellenként ellenekként
essive-modal — —
inessive ellenben ellenekben
superessive ellenen elleneken
adessive ellennél elleneknél
illative ellenbe ellenekbe
sublative ellenre ellenekre
allative ellenhez ellenekhez
elative ellenből ellenekből
delative ellenről ellenekről
ablative ellentől ellenektől
Possessive forms of ellen
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. ellenem elleneim
2nd person sing. ellened elleneid
3rd person sing. ellene ellenei
1st person plural ellenünk elleneink
2nd person plural ellenetek elleneitek
3rd person plural ellenük elleneik

Postposition

ellen

  1. against

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian postpositions

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German [Term?] elilenti. Compare German elend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælən/

Adjective

ellen (masculine ellenen, neuter ellent, comparative méi ellen, superlative am ellensten)

  1. ugly

Declension

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈeːllen/

Verb

ēllen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of eallit

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ellan, Old High German ellan, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (aljan), Old Norse eljan (Icelandic elja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈel.len/

Noun

ellen n (genitive elnes)

  1. strength, courage, bravery
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