if'n

连词 conj. 缩写
中文释义

英文释义

连词 conj.
  1. If. Southern-US,dialectal
    — We'll^([sic]) I'm try'n to cooperate and let you know where I'll be if n you need me!
缩写
  1. Contraction of if and when. abbreviation,alt-of,archaic,contraction

词形变化

iffen alternative ifen alternative effen alternative ef'n alternative

词源

词源 1
From if + and (when).
词源 2
Uncertain. The spelling ef'n is attested since at least 1909. Perhaps a compound of if and an (“if”) (a variant, attested since Middle English, 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 Old English ūtan), etc. Compare less'n. Lastly, as with the etymology above, it may be a contraction of if (and) when.
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