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短縮形

if'n

1. (archaic) Contraction of if and when.

語源 2

Uncertain. The spelling ef'n is attested since at least 1909. Perhaps a compound of if and an (“if”) (a variant, attested since 中期英語, of and (“if”); compare an if and gin (“if”)); if an is attested since at least the 1700s. Alternatively, perhaps a compound of if and -in', generalized from conjunctional uses of considering, excepting, and so on, or of if and -en as in offen (“off”), outen (“out”) (which goes back to 古期英語 ūtan), etc. Compare less'n. Lastly, as with the etymology above, it may be a contraction of if (and) when.

接続詞

if'n

1. (chiefly Southern US, South Midland US, and some dialects in UK) If.
   • 1962, Bob Dylan, “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right”:

     Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe / If'n you don't know by now

   • 2007, Robert H. Henry, Bowden's South Pass Justice, page 311:

     We'll I'm try'n to cooperate and let you know where I'll be if n you need me!

別の表記

• iffen, ifen
• effen, ef'n

参照

アナグラム

• FIN, inf., NFI, INF, f***in', fin., Fin, fin, Fin.