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== English == === Alternative forms === elne === Etymology === From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ən/ Rhymes: -ɛlən === Noun === ellen (uncountable) (obsolete) Zeal. (obsolete) Strength; courage. (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace. == Danish == === Noun === ellen c definite singular of el == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ellen plural of el == Finnish == === Etymology === Univerbation of ellä (“if”) (dialectal) +‎ en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelːen/, [ˈe̞lːe̞n] Rhymes: -elːen Syllabification(key): el‧len Hyphenation(key): el‧len === Conjunction === ellen if I not, unless I ==== Synonyms ==== jollen === See also === ellet ellei ellemme ellette elleivät == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlːɛn] Hyphenation: el‧len Rhymes: -ɛn === Etymology 1 === Lexicalization of el-, ele- (stem variants of elő-) + -n (locative suffix). Since the language reform, it is also used as a verbal prefix (see ellen-). As the first part of compound words it is mostly patterned after Latin contra (“against”) and German gegen (“against”). ==== Postposition ==== ellen against ===== Usage notes ===== This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with ellen-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see ellen-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from ellenség. ==== Noun ==== ellen (plural ellenek) (archaic or literary) enemy, opponent Synonyms: ellenség, ellenfél ===== Declension ===== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian postpositions === References === === Further reading === (against): ellen in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. ([archaic] enemy): ellen in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. ellen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Old High German elilenti. Compare German elend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælen/, [ˈælən] === Adjective === ellen (masculine ellenen, neuter ellent, comparative méi ellen, superlative am ellensten) ugly ==== Declension ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ellen alternative form of elne (“ell”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ellen alternative form of elne (“power”) == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈeːllen/ === Verb === ēllen first-person singular past indicative of eallit == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *alljan, 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/, [ˈeɫ.ɫen] ==== Noun ==== ellen n or m strength, courage, bravery ===== Declension ===== when neuter (as always in poetry): Strong a-stem: when masculine: Strong a-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: elne, ellen English: elne, ellen === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== ellern, elren, ellæn, ellærn ==== Adjective ==== ellen (relational) elder tree, elder wood ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== ellen n (nominative plural ellen) elder tree ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: ellern, eller, eldre, eldrn, elder, ellen (Early Middle English)English: elderYola: ellena