än

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Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin en. See äs for further details on the vowel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈæn/, [ˈæn]
  • Rhymes: -æn
  • Syllabification(key): än

Noun[edit]

än

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter N.

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Jumjum[edit]

Noun[edit]

än (plural äärgä)

  1. house, hut, home

References[edit]

  • Fadul Yousif Aljuzuli Terafi Mohadin Chol, Muusa Nuer Teebu, Bal Douwash Yousif, Abrahama Kidir Blang, Abdalmajid Juma Anur, Tim Stirtz, David Graves. 2020. "Jumjum - English Dictionary." Webonary.org. SIL International. from https://www.webonary.org/jumjum

North Frisian[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

än

  1. (Mooring) and

Swedish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

Adverb[edit]

än (not comparable)

  1. still, yet (about time)
    Är du kvar än?
    Are you still here?
    Det är inte midnatt än
    It is not midnight yet.
  2. no matter
    Hur jag än försökte, kunde jag inte öppna mina ögon.
    No matter how I tried, I could not open my eyes.
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse an, from earlier *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan. Cognate with English than.

Conjunction[edit]

än

  1. than; in comparisons, states a relationship
    Han är större än du tror (att han är).
    He is bigger than you think (he is).

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

än

  1. indefinite plural of ä

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