ensin

Asturian

Alternative forms

• sin

Preposition

ensin

1. without

Antonyms

• con

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈensin/, [ˈe̞ns̠in]
• Rhymes: -ensin
• Syllabification^(key): en‧sin

Etymology 1

Instructive plural of ensi-.

Adverb

ensin

1. first, firstly, before (anything/something else), foremost

Derived terms

• ensinkään
• ensinnä

 

Related terms

• ensiksi
• ensimmäinen
• ensinnäkin

Further reading

• “ensin”, 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 2023-11-17

Etymology 2

Verb

ensin

1. first-person singular past indicative of entää

Anagrams

• Senni, sinen, sinne

Ingrian

Etymology

From the instructive plural of Proto-Finnic *enci-.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈensin/, [ˈe̞ns̠ĭn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈensin/, [ˈe̞nʒ̥in]
• Rhymes: -ensin
• Hyphenation: en‧sin

Adverb

ensin

1. Synonym of enstää

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 35

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English engine.

Noun

ensin

1. engine; motor