fena

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛna]
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: fe‧na

Noun

fena f

  1. bitch, she-dog (female dog)

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • fena in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fena in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Noun

fēna

  1. nominative plural of fēnum
  2. accusative plural of fēnum
  3. vocative plural of fēnum

Mapudungun

Noun

fena (using Unified Alphabet)

  1. oats

Portuguese

Verb

fena

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of fenar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of fenar

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːˌna/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fina, of common Germanic origins. Possibly related to the Latin pinna (“tip, point”).

Noun

fena c

  1. The protruding appendage on a marine animal; fin, flipper.
  2. A stabilizing structural detail on various vehicles; fin.
  3. In the idiom inte röra en fena, "not moving a fin"; to stay completely still, to not move a muscle.
    De rörde inte en fena medan fiendepatrullen gick förbi.
    They didn't move a muscle as the enemy patrol passed by.
Declension
Declension of fena 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fena fenan fenor fenorna
Genitive fenas fenans fenors fenornas

Etymology 2

Clipping of fenomenal. Its use as a noun is claimed to be a misunderstanding.[1]

Adjective

fena (not comparable)

  1. very good, skilled, phenomenal
Declension

Not compared or deflected.

Noun

fena c

  1. In the idiom vara en fena på något, literally "to be a fin at something", to be good at something.
    Hon var en riktig fena på att köra bil.
    She was really good at driving.
Declension
Declension of fena 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fena fenan fenor fenorna
Genitive fenas fenans fenors fenornas
See also

References

  1. ↑ Fena på och haj på, Dagens Nyheter, 6 september 2008.
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