jeen

Estonian

Etymology

German Yen.

Noun

jeen (genitive jeeni, partitive jeeni)

  1. yen (currency)

Declension
Declension of jeen (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jeen jeenid
genitive jeeni jeenide
partitive jeeni jeene
jeenisid
illative jeeni
jeenisse		 jeenidesse
jeenesse
inessive jeenis jeenides
jeenes
elative jeenist jeenidest
jeenest
allative jeenile jeenidele
jeenele
adessive jeenil jeenidel
jeenel
ablative jeenilt jeenidelt
jeenelt
translative jeeniks jeenideks
jeeneks
terminative jeenini jeenideni
essive jeenina jeenidena
abessive jeenita jeenideta
comitative jeeniga jeenidega

Further reading
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “jeen”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • jeen in Sõnaveeb

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, chaine, from Old French chaine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɛːnʲ], (enunciated) [tʲɛɛnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛjɛnʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jeyen}

Noun

jeen

  1. a chain

References
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