noun · rare

fen

fen · fens · fen

болото

Nierdermoor, Flachmoor, Fenn, Moor

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline,…A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

UK/fɛn/US/fɪn/

» FEN does not carry domestic news.

«Far East Network» не передаёт местные новости.

Meaning

6 senses

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
Near-synonyms: marsh, swamp, bog, mire
Nierdermoor, Flachmoor, Fenn
боло́тоbolóto
(broadly)Any swamp or mire (especially with negative connotations).
A unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan.
Fen
100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
(slang)A plural of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
(Internet, informal, slang)A fennec fox.
(obsolete, uncountable)A kind of mildew that grows on hops.

Examples

2 sentences

FEN does not carry domestic news.
ru«Far East Network» не передаёт местные новости.
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There was excellent wild-duck shooting in the fens, remarkably good fishing and a small but select library.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

type of wetland:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

type of wetland:

unit of Chinese currency:

Origin

From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-Wes

From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją, from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”).

From Chinese 分 (fēn). Doublet of hoon and fan.

From fan, by analogy with men as the plural of man.

Clipping of fennec (“a small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.”).

From Middle English *vene, Kentish variant of *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *fun- (“moisture, mold”); compare vinew.

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