fen

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją, from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”). See also West Frisian fean, Dutch veen, German Fenn, Norwegian fen; also Middle Irish en (“water”), enach (“swamp”), Old Prussian pannean (“peat-bog”), Sanskrit पङ्क (paṅka, “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. Coordinate terms: moor, slough, water meadow Near-synonyms: marsh, swamp, bog, mire (loosely) Any swamp or mire (especially with negative connotations). 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; [...] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From Chinese 分 (fēn). Doublet of hoon and fan. ==== Noun ==== fen (plural fen or 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 (fandom slang) a plural of fan 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 === Clipping of fennec (“a small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.”). ==== Noun ==== fen (plural fens) (furry fandom, Internet slang, informal) A fennec fox. === Etymology 5 === Compare fend. ==== Interjection ==== fen (obsolete) Used in children's games to prevent or forestall another player's action; a check or bar. === Etymology 6 === 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfɛn] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈfən] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfen] === Verb === fen inflection of fendre: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Chuukese == === Adjective === fen holy ==== Synonyms ==== pin ==== Derived terms ==== Raninfen ("the holy day", Sunday) === Adverb === fen past tense marker for verbs already == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɛn] Rhymes: -ɛn === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== fen m inan 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 Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) == Dalmatian == === Etymology === From Latin fīnitus. Compare Italian fino. === Adjective === fen (feminine faina) fine subtle pure == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse fen, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feːn/ Rhymes: -eːn === Noun === fen n (genitive singular fens, plural fen) bog, quagmire ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fenbressa fendíki fenjutur == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fēnum. === Noun === fen m (plural fens) (ORB, broad) hay === References === foin in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca fen in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin fēnum,from faenum. === Noun === fen m (plural fens) hay ==== Related terms ==== fenoli == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɛn] Hyphenation: fen Rhymes: -ɛn === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Ugric *pänV-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pänä- (“to whet”). ==== 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) Holonyms: jüan, zsenminpi Meronym: csiao ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === (to whet): fen 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. == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse fen, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛːn/ Rhymes: -ɛːn === Noun === fen n (genitive singular fens, nominative plural fen) fen, marsh, morass ==== Declension ==== == Istriot == === Etymology === From Latin faenum. === Noun === fen hay == Lombard == === Etymology === Akin to Italian fieno, from Latin fenum. === Noun === fen hay == Mandarin == === Romanization === fen nonstandard spelling of fēn nonstandard spelling of fén nonstandard spelling of fěn nonstandard spelling of fèn ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Middle English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛn/ === Etymology 1 === From Old English fenn, from Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. ==== Alternative forms ==== fenne, ven, feonn ==== Noun ==== fen (plural fennes) fen, bog, swamp mud, dirt, muddiness (rare) rubbish, refuse (rare) quagmire, lure ===== Descendants ===== English: fen Scots: fen Yola: ven === Etymology 2 === From Anglo-Norman fen, fin, fien, fein, and Old French fiente, from Vulgar Latin *femita, from Vulgar Latin *femus, from Latin fimus (“dung, excrement”). ==== Alternative forms ==== fent, fente, fynt, fynte, fyens, fient ==== Noun ==== fen (plural fens) dung, faeces ===== 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 English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fen/ Rhymes: -en === Noun === fen m or n alternative form of fenn == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fanją. === Noun === fen n (genitive fens, plural fen) fen, bog, quagmire ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Fenrir Fenris fenvotr (“fen wet, soaked”) ==== Related terms ==== fúna (“rot”) ==== Descendants ==== Danish: fen Faroese: fen Icelandic: fen Norwegian: fen Swedish: fen === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fen”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn Syllabification: fen === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius. ==== Noun ==== fen m inan (meteorology) foehn (warm dry wind blowing down the northern sides of the Alps) (meteorology) foehn (any similar wind) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Chinese 分. ==== Noun ==== fen m inan fen (unit of Chinese currency) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === fen in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Föhn. === Noun === fȇn m inan (Cyrillic spelling фе̑н) hair dryer (meteorology) foehn ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Verb === fen inflection of far: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish fen, from Old Norse fen (“fen, marsh, bog”). === Noun === fen definite singular of fe === Noun === fen n (nature, regional) barren bog (nature, regional) marshy land, over which water stands at certain times of the year (nature, regional) sinky pine land (nature, regional) marshland, moorland (nature, regional) fen, swamp, marsh, bog ==== References ==== https://runeberg.org/dialektl/0165.html == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فن (fen, “kind, variety; art, science”), from Arabic فَنّ (fann), ultimately from Classical Persian پَنْد (pand, “knack, trick”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfen/, [fæn] Hyphenation: fen === Noun === fen (definite accusative feni or fenni, plural fenler or (archaic) fünun) science (only referring to biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics) (archaic) technic Synonyms: bilim, ilim ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “fen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[10], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1397 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Derived from English friend. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɛn˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [fɛŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɛŋ˧˧] Phonetic spelling: phen === Noun === fen (Internet slang) synonym of bạn === Pronoun === fen (Internet slang) synonym of bạn == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛn/ === Noun === fen soft mutation of men and ben (“wagon”) === Mutation ===