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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

en.

and

2 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

conj/ɛn/stressed/ən/unstressed
  1. and

    De oude man en de zee.
  2. well, so

    En, hoe gaat het ermee?
    En?
  3. plus, and

    Drie en vier is zeven.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch ande, inde, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

adv/ɛn/stressed/ən/unstressed
  1. not (often with another negator, see usage notes)

    colloquial · dialectal
    ...dat aldaer binnen Utrecht niet meer geacht ende respecteert en wordt, ...
  2. only, merely, no other than, none other than (together with maar)

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ne, en, from Old Dutch ne, from Proto-Germanic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *né.

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