English Online Dictionary. What means ellen? What does ellen mean?
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
- 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 Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ([archaic] enemy): ellen in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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 2024).
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
From Old English eln.
Noun
ellen
- Alternative form of elne (“ell”)
Etymology 2
From Old English ellen.
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. 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):
when masculine:
Derived terms
- elnian
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
Descendants
- Middle English: ellern, eller, eldre, eldrn, elder, ellen (Early Middle English)
- Yola: ellena