ensi

From Sumerian 𒉺𒋼𒋛 (ensi₂ /⁠ensik⁠/, “ruler”).

ensi (plural ensis)

1. (historical) a Sumerian title designating the ruler or prince of a city-state

• ensi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /ˈensi/, [ˈe̞ns̠i]
• Rhymes: -ensi
• Hyphenation^(key): en‧si

From Proto-Finnic *enci, probably from the same root as että.

ensi (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

1. (temporal) next (the first time after now)

   Synonym: seuraava

   ensi kerralla ― next time

   Menen Ranskaan ensi maanantaina.

   I'm going to France next Monday.

2. (chiefly in idioms) first

   Synonym: ensimmäinen

   ensi kertaa / ensi kerran ― for the first time

   ensi tilassa ― at the first opportunity

In the sense "next", ensi is practically always relative to the present moment. The word seuraava is used when the one following a past, future, or hypothetical instance is intended: ensi maanantai (“next Monday”), but ensimmäinen kerta oli vaikea, mutta seuraava oli paljon helpompi (“the first time was hard but the next one was much easier”). ensi is also preferred for abstract things such as moments of time or events, while seuraava would be preferred for concrete things: ensi kevät (“next spring”), but seuraava potilas (“next patient”).

Indeclinable

• “ensi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

ensi

1. third-person singular past indicative of entää

• enti

• -isen, ines, sein, sine

ēnsī

1. dative singular of ēnsis

From French ainsi (“thus”).

ensi

1. thus

• anssi, ainsins

Probably from Latin in + sic.

ensi

1. thus; so

• Middle French: ainsi
  • French: ainsi