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fen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanj? (compare West Frisian fean, Dutch veen, German Fenn, Norwegian fen), from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”). Compare Middle Irish en (“water”), enach (“swamp”), Old Prussian pannean (“peat-bog”), Sanskrit ???? (pa?ka, “marsh, mud, mire, slough”).
Noun
fen (plural fens)
- A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
- 1807, William Wordsworth, "England, 1802," collected in Poems (1807):
- Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour:
- England hath need of thee: she is a fen
- Of stagnant waters […]
- 1842, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Slave in the Dismal Swamp, from Poems on Slavery:
- In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
- 1807, William Wordsworth, "England, 1802," collected in Poems (1807):
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bog
- everglade
- marsh
- swamp
- wetland
Etymology 2
Noun
fen (plural fens)
- A unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan.
Translations
Etymology 3
From fan, by analogy with men as the plural of man.
Noun
fen pl (normally plural, singular fan)
- (dated, fandom slang) Fans; a plural form used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
Coordinate terms
- fenne
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Compare fend.
Interjection
fen
- (obsolete) Used in children's games to prevent or forestall another player's action; a check or bar.
Etymology 5
From Middle English *vene, Kentish variant of *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *fun- (“moisture, mold”); compare vinew.
Noun
fen (uncountable)
- (obsolete) A kind of mildew that grows on hops.
Anagrams
- ENF, nef
Catalan
Verb
fen
- third-person singular present indicative form of fendre
- second-person singular imperative form of fendre
Chuukese
Adjective
fen
- holy
Synonyms
- pin
Adverb
fen
- past tense marker for verbs
- already
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?n]
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
Noun
fen m
- fen (unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan).
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
fen
- genitive plural of fena
Further reading
- fen in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin f?nitus. Compare Italian fino.
Adjective
fen (feminine faina)
- fine
- subtle
- pure
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fen, from Proto-Germanic *fanj?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Noun
fen n (genitive singular fens, plural fen)
- bog, quagmire
Declension
Derived terms
- fenbressa
- fendíki
- fenjutur
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin faenum, f?num.
Noun
fen m (plural fens)
- hay
Related terms
- fenoli
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?n]
- Hyphenation: fen
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *pän? (“grindstone; grind”).
Verb
fen
- (transitive) to sharpen, to whet, to hone
- Synonyms: köszörül, élesít, élez
- (dialectal) to rub, to smear
- Synonyms: ken, dörgöl
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
fen (plural fenek)
- fen (unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan)
Declension
References
Further reading
- (to whet): fen in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fen, from Proto-Germanic *fanj?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??n/
- Rhymes: -??n
Noun
fen n (genitive singular fens, nominative plural fen)
- fen, marsh, morass
Declension
Istriot
Etymology
From Latin faenum, f?num.
Noun
fen
- hay
Mandarin
Romanization
fen
- Nonstandard spelling of f?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of fén.
- Nonstandard spelling of f?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of fèn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fenne, ven
Etymology
From Old English fenn; from Proto-Germanic *fanj?. The "dung" sense is influenced by Old French fien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?n/
Noun
fen (plural fennes)
- fen, bog, swamp
- dirt, muddiness
- dung, feces
- (rare) rubbish, refuse
- (rare) quagmire, lure
Declension
Descendants
- English: fen
- Scots: fen
References
- “fen, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “fen, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fanj?.
Noun
fen n (genitive fens, plural fen)
- bog, quagmire
Declension
References
- fen in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Föhn.
Noun
f?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- hair dryer
- (meteorology) foehn
Declension
Swedish
Noun
fen
- definite singular of fe
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ????? (fann).
Noun
fen (definite accusative fenni, plural fenler)
- science
Declension
Synonyms
- ilim
- bilim
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feu
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fju?/
Noun
feu (plural feus)
- (Scotland, historical, law) Land held in feudal tenure.
Derived terms
- feuar
- feu-holding
- feu-holder
Verb
feu (third-person singular simple present feus, present participle feuing, simple past and past participle feued)
- (Scotland, law, transitive) To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
- 1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page,
- The Village of OLD KEITH is of ancient date, having been partly feued by the predecessors of the Family of Forbes, and partly feued by the Ministers, and stands upon the glebe: this Village is greatly on the decline, and almost a ruin.—About the year 1750, the late Lord FINDLATER divided a barren Muir, and feued it out in small lots […] .
- 1841, Alexander Dunlop, J. M. Bell, John Murray, James Donaldson (reporters), Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Volume 3, 2nd Series, page 620,
- The prohibition of feuing beyond a certain extent was clearly implied; […] .
- 2001, Richard Rodger, The Transformation of Edinburgh: Land, Property and Trust in the Nineteenth Century, Cambridge University Press, 2004, Paperback, page 68,
- But in effect, whereas Heriot's knew that their feuing conditions were subordinate to the law of contract, the Earl of Moray knew by 1822 that as a result of the Lords' decision in 1818 estate development could not be controlled by contract law and the feuing plan. […] The impact on the Moray estate was that […] despite a recession in the Edinburgh property market generally after 1826, virtually the entire estate was feued by 1836.
- 1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page,
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin foedus.
Adjective
feu m sg (feminine singular fea, neuter singular feo, masculine plural feos, feminine plural fees)
- ugly
- bad, gloomy (weather)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?f?w/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?f?w/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?few/
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan feu, from Frankish *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.
Noun
feu m (plural feus)
- fiefdom, fee
Related terms
- feudal
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
feu
- second-person plural present indicative form of fer
- second-person plural present subjunctive form of fer
- second-person plural imperative form of fer
Further reading
- “feu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “feu” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “feu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “feu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fø/
- (verlan) IPA(key): /fø/, /fœ/, /fœ.ø/
Etymology 1
From Old French fu, from Latin focus (“hearth”), which in Late and Vulgar Latin replaced the Classical Latin ignis (“fire”).
Noun
feu m (plural feux)
- fire
- (cigarette) lighter
- traffic light
- 1999, Patrick Lemaire, Psychologie cognitive
- « Si le feu est vert, je passe » — If the light is green, I go
- « Si le feu est rouge, je m'arrête » — If the light is red, I stop
- 1999, Patrick Lemaire, Psychologie cognitive
Derived terms
Related terms
- foyer
- fouace
- fougasse
Etymology 2
From Old French feüz, fadude (“one who has accomplished his destiny”), from Vulgar Latin *fatutus, from Latin fatum (“destiny”).
Adjective
feu (feminine singular feue, masculine plural feus, feminine plural feues)
- deceased, the late
- Elle était la sœur de feu Jean Dupont
Further reading
- “feu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Determiner
feu
- Alternative form of fewe
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French fu.
Noun
feu m (plural feux)
- fire
Descendants
- French: feu
Norman
Etymology
From Old French feu, from Latin focus (“hearth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
feu m (plural feux)
- (Jersey) fire
- (Jersey, medicine) rash
Derived terms
Sardinian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin foedus. Compare Spanish feo.
Adjective
feu
- (Campidanese) dirty
Scots
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fju?]
Noun
feu (plural feus)
- feud, tenure, piece of land held by that tenure
Verb
feu (third-person singular present feus, present participle feuin, past feuit, past participle feuit)
- to grant or hold land by tenure
Derived terms
- feuar (“one who holds land in feu”)
Walloon
Etymology
From Latin focus.
Noun
feu ?
- fire
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