fena
Czech
Etymology
From archaic German Fenn. First attested in 1644.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛna]
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: fe‧na
Noun
fena f
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968), Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 141
Further reading
- “fena”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “fena”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “fena”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Faroese
Noun
fena
- genitive plural indefinite of fen
Latin
Noun
fēna
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fēnum
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| f-n-j |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Etymology tree
Arabic أَفْنَى (ʔafnā)
Maltese fena
Inherited from Arabic أَفْنَى (ʔafnā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
Verb
fena (imperfect jifni, past participle mifni)
- to exhaust (somebody), to tire out (especially spiritually)
- Kemm jifnini dan it-tilwim kollu! ― All this quarrelling exhausts me so much!
Conjugation
| positive forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | fnejt | fnejt | fena | fnejna | fnejtu | fnew | |
| f | fniet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nifni | tifni | jifni | nifnu | tifnu | jifnu | |
| f | tifni | |||||||
| imperative | ifni | ifnu | ||||||
Mapudungun
Noun
fena (Unified spelling)
Portuguese
Verb
fena
- inflection of fenar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Rongga
Verb
fena
- to sneeze
References
- Arka, I Wayan et al. (2011), A Rongga-English Dictionary with English-Rongga Finderlist, Penerbit Universitas Atma Jaya, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːˌna/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish fina, of common Germanic origins. Possibly related to the Latin pinna (“tip, point”).
Noun
fena c
- The protruding appendage on a marine animal; fin, flipper.
- A stabilizing structural detail on various vehicles; fin.
- (in the idiom "inte röra en fena", literally "not move a fin") to stay completely still, to not move a muscle.
- De rörde inte en fena medan fiendepatrullen gick förbi
- They didn't move a muscle as the enemy patrol passed by
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fena | fenas |
| definite | fenan | fenans | |
| plural | indefinite | fenor | fenors |
| definite | fenorna | fenornas |
Related terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of fenomenal. Its use as a noun is claimed to be a misunderstanding.[1]
Adjective
fena (not comparable)
- very good, skilled, phenomenal
Declension
Not compared or deflected.
Noun
fena c
- (in the idiom "vara en fena på något", literally "to be a fin at something") to be really good at something, to be a whiz at something
- Hon var en riktig fena på att köra bil
- She was really good at driving
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fena | fenas |
| definite | fenan | fenans | |
| plural | indefinite | fenor | fenors |
| definite | fenorna | fenornas |
See also
References
- “fena”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “fena”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “fena”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- ^ Fena på och haj på, Dagens Nyheter, 6 september 2008.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فنا, فناء (fena, “bad; sick; immoral; disagreeable”), from Arabic فَنَاء (fanāʔ).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
fena
Declension
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| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | fenayım | fena mıyım? |
| sen (you are) | fenasın | fena mısın? |
| o (he/she/it is) | fena / fenadır | fena mı? |
| biz (we are) | fenayız | fena mıyız? |
| siz (you are) | fenasınız | fena mısınız? |
| onlar (they are) | fena(lar) | fena(lar) mı? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | fenaydım | fena mıydım? |
| sen (you were) | fenaydın | fena mıydın? |
| o (he/she/it was) | fenaydı | fena mıydı? |
| biz (we were) | fenaydık | fena mıydık? |
| siz (you were) | fenaydınız | fena mıydınız? |
| onlar (they were) | fenaydılar | fena mıydılar? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | fenaymışım | fena mıymışım? |
| sen (you were) | fenaymışsın | fena mıymışsın? |
| o (he/she/it was) | fenaymış | fena mıymış? |
| biz (we were) | fenaymışız | fena mıymışız? |
| siz (you were) | fenaymışsınız | fena mıymışsınız? |
| onlar (they were) | fenaymışlar | fena mıymışlar? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | fenaysam | fena mıysam? |
| sen (if you) | fenaysan | fena mıysan? |
| o (if he/she/it) | fenaysa | fena mıysa? |
| biz (if we) | fenaysak | fena mıysak? |
| siz (if you) | fenaysanız | fena mıysanız? |
| onlar (if they) | fenaysalar | fena mıysalar? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فنا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1397
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN