*fanją
Runic: ᚠᚨᚾᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑn.jɑ̃/noun · neuter · ja-stem
Meanings
fen, marsh, swamp
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European or late Northwestern Indo-European *pón-yo-m (‘swamp, wet ground’), an o-grade form of root *pen- (‘water, mud, marsh’). Cognate with Old Prussian pannean (‘bog’) and Proto-Celtic *ɸenos (‘water; > Old/Middle Irish en’). The broader comparison is best regarded as a Northwestern Indo-European wetland isogloss (Mallory et al. 1997).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fanją | fanjō |
| Acc. | fanją | fanjō |
| Gen. | fanjas, fanis | fanjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | fanjai | fanjamaz |
| Inst. | fanjō | fanjamiz |
| Voc. | fanją | fanjō |
Descendants
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*fani (Proto-West Germanic)
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*feni (Old Dutch)
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vēne, venne (Middle Dutch)
- veen (Dutch)
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vēne, venne (Middle Dutch)
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*feni (Old Dutch)
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*fani (Proto-West Germanic)
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fenn, fen, fænn, fæn, feon, fien (Old English)
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fen, fenne, ven (Middle English)
- fen (English)
- fen (Scots)
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fen, fenne, ven (Middle English)
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fenn, fen, fænn, fæn, feon, fien (Old English)
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*fani (Proto-West Germanic)
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fene, fenne, fane (Old Frisian)
- fenn (North Frisian)
- Foan (Saterland Frisian)
- fean (West Frisian)
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fene, fenne, fane (Old Frisian)
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*fani (Proto-West Germanic)
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fenni (Old High German)
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venne (Middle High German)
- Fenn, Venn (German)
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venne (Middle High German)
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fenni (Old High German)
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*fani (Proto-West Germanic)
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feni, fenni (Old Saxon)
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venne, vēn, ven (Middle Low German)
- Fenne (Low German)
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venne, vēn, ven (Middle Low German)
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feni, fenni (Old Saxon)
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fen (Old Norse)
- fen (Danish)
- fen (Faroese)
- fen (Icelandic)
- fen (Norwegian)
- fen (Swedish)
- 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹 (fani) (Gothic)