ensi

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒉺𒋼𒋛 (ensi₂ /⁠ensik⁠/, “ruler”). === Noun === ensi (plural ensis) (historical) a Sumerian title designating the ruler or prince of a city-state === Further reading === ensi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈensi/, [ˈe̞ns̠i] Rhymes: -ensi Syllabification(key): en‧si Hyphenation(key): en‧si === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *enci, probably from the same root as että. ==== Adjective ==== ensi (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively) (temporal) next (the first time after now) Synonym: seuraava ensi kerralla ― next time (chiefly in idioms) first Synonym: ensimmäinen ensi kertaa / ensi kerran ― for the first time ensi tilassa ― at the first opportunity ===== Usage notes ===== In the sense "next", ensi is practically always relative to the present moment. The word seuraava is used when the one following a past, future, or hypothetical instance is intended: ensi maanantai (“next Monday”), but ensimmäinen kerta oli vaikea, mutta seuraava oli paljon helpompi (“the first time was hard but the next one was much easier”). ensi is also preferred for abstract things such as moments of time or events, while seuraava would be preferred for concrete things: ensi kevät (“next spring”), but seuraava potilas (“next patient”). ===== Declension ===== Indeclinable ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “ensi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== ensi third-person singular past indicative of entää ===== Alternative forms ===== enti === Anagrams === -isen, ines, sein, sine == Latin == === Noun === ēnsī dative singular of ēnsis == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French ainsi (“thus”). === Adverb === ensi thus == Old French == === Alternative forms === anssi, ainsins === Etymology === Probably from Latin in + sic. === Adverb === ensi thus; so ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: ainsi French: ainsi