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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Abbreviation 1.1.1 Synonyms 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Article 2.2.1.1 Usage notes 2.2.1.2 Translations 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Conjunction 2.3.1.1 Translations 2.4 Etymology 3 2.4.1 Noun 2.5 Etymology 4 2.5.1 Preposition 2.5.1.1 Usage notes 2.5.1.2 Synonyms 2.5.1.3 Translations 2.6 References 2.7 Anagrams 3 Arin 3.1 Noun 4 Breton 4.1 Article 4.1.1 See also 5 Crimean Tatar 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Declension 5.1.2 References 6 Danish 6.1 Verb 7 French 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Synonyms 8 German 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronunciation 8.3 Preposition 8.3.1 Usage notes 8.4 Adverb 9 Haitian Creole 9.1 Article 9.1.1 Usage notes 9.1.2 See also 10 Irish 10.1 Pronunciation 10.2 Article 10.2.1 Usage notes 10.2.2 Related terms 10.3 Particle 11 Japanese 11.1 Romaji 12 Latin 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Conjunction 12.2.1 Usage notes 12.2.2 Derived terms 13 Mandarin 13.1 Pinyin syllable 13.1.1 Usage notes 14 Old English 14.1 Etymology 14.2 Pronunciation 14.3 Cardinal number 14.3.1 Usage notes 14.4 Article 14.5 Adjective 14.6 Derived terms 15 Romanian 15.1 Etymology 15.2 Pronunciation 15.3 Noun 15.3.1 Declension 15.3.2 Derived terms 16 Scots 16.1 Conjunction 17 Scottish Gaelic 17.1 Pronunciation 17.2 Pronoun 17.2.1 Usage notes 17.3 Preposition 17.3.1 Usage notes 17.3.2 Synonyms 17.3.3 Derived terms 17.4 Article 17.4.1 Usage notes 17.4.2 See also 18 Torres Strait Creole 18.1 Etymology 18.2 Noun 19 Turkish 19.1 Noun

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Abbreviation

an

1. The ISO 639-1 official language code of Aragonese

[edit] Synonyms

• arg (ISO 639-3)

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (stressed)
  • IPA: /æn/, SAMPA: /{n/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}

    Rhymes: -æn

• (unstressed)
  • IPA: /ən/, SAMPA: /@n/
  •  Audio (US), unstressed in the phrase "an egg"^{help, file}

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English ān.

[edit] Article

an

1. Indefinite article; used when the noun may refer to one of several possibilities. An egg could be any of several eggs, while the egg refers to a specific egg (already mentioned or known).

[edit] Usage notes

• The article an is used before vowel sounds, and a before consonant sounds.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English an

[edit] Conjunction

an

1. (archaic) If, so long as.

   An it please you, my lord.

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[edit] Etymology 3

From Georgian.

[edit] Noun

an (plural ans)

1. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (mkhedruli), Ⴀ (asomtavruli) or ⴀ (nuskhuri).

[edit] Etymology 4

From the Old English preposition an/on.

[edit] Preposition

an

1. In each; to or for each; per.

   I was only going twenty miles an hour.

[edit] Usage notes

• This is the same as the word a in such contexts, modified because of preceding an unpronounced h. The train was speeding along at a mile a minute.

[edit] Synonyms

• per

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• an in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: an
• na

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[edit] Arin

[edit] Noun

an

1. haunch

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Article

an

1. the

[edit] See also

• ar
• al

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Noun

an

1. moment

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Verb

an

1. Imperative of ane.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}
• IPA: [ɑ̃]

[edit] Noun

an m. (plural ans)

1. A year.

[edit] Synonyms

• année

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Old High German ana.

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}

[edit] Preposition

an (with an accusative or dative case object)

1. (with a location in the dative case) on; upon; at; in; against

   Das Bild hängt an der Wand. — “The picture hangs on the wall.”

2. (with a time in the dative case) on; in
3. (with a dative case object) by; near; close to; next to
4. (with a dative case object) by means of; by
5. (with an accusative case object) on; onto

   Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. — “I hang the picture on the wall.”

6. (with an accusative case object) at; against

   Schauen Sie an die Tafel. — “Look at the blackboard.”

7. (with an accusative case object) to; for

[edit] Usage notes

• The preposition an is used with an object in the accusative case if it indicates movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with the dative case if it indicates a location.
• When followed by the masculine or neuter definite article in the dative case (i.e. dem (“‘the’”)), the two words contract to am (“‘on the’”).

[edit] Adverb

an

1. onward; on

   von heute an — “from today on”

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[edit] Haitian Creole

[edit] Article

an

1. the (definite article)

[edit] Usage notes

Use this word when:

1. It modifies a singular noun, and
2. It is preceded by a word that ends with either:

1. A nasal vowel, or
2. A nasal consonant and an oral (non-nasal) vowel, in that order.

[edit] See also

• a
• la
• lan
• nan
• yo
• yon

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ənˠ]; between consonants [ə]

[edit] Article

an

1. Form of the definite article.

[edit] Usage notes

• Used in the following situations:

  nominative singular masculine (attaches t- to a vowel, e.g. an t-uisce 'the water')

  nominative singular feminine (triggers lenition, e.g. an bhean 'the woman')

  genitive singular masculine (triggers lenition, e.g. an pháiste 'of the child')

  dative singular masculine and feminine (triggers eclipsis, e.g. ag an gcailín 'at the girl')

[edit] Related terms

• na

[edit] Particle

an (interrogative)

1. Used to form direct and indirect questions; triggers eclipsis; takes the dependent form (when available) of irregular verbs.

   An bhfuil tú ag éisteacht? — Are you listening?

   Níl a fhios agam an bhfuil sé anseo — I don't know if/whether he is here

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Romaji

an (hiragana あん)

1. 案: plan, scheme
2. 餡: bean paste

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

The etymology of an is very obscure.

[edit] Conjunction

an (interrogative)

1. (introduces questions expecting negative answer or further question) can it be that

   An' refert, ubi et in qua arrigas?

   Does it make any difference to me who made you horny, or when?

2. whether
3. or, either

   Vide utrum vis an...

   Consider whether you want to or...

[edit] Usage notes

• Used with utrum (“‘whether’”) in the construction utrum...an (“‘whether...or’”):

  Nescio quid intersit, utrum nunc veniam, an ad decem annos.

  I know not what matter it is, whether I come now or after ten years.

[edit] Derived terms

• albus an ater sit

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

an

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, ān, án, ǎn, or àn.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian ān, Old Saxon ēn (Dutch een), Old High German ein (German ein), Old Norse einn (Swedish en), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains). The IE root is also the source of Latin unus, Ancient Greek οἶος (oios), Old Irish oen.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑːn/

[edit] Cardinal number

ān

1. (cardinal) one

[edit] Usage notes

As in modern English, usage doubles as both a numeral and a pronoun.

[edit] Article

ān

1. a, an (indefinite article)

[edit] Adjective

ān

1. lone
2. sole

[edit] Derived terms

• ānġenga

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin annus (“‘year’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [an]

[edit] Noun

an m. (plural ani)

1. year

[edit] Declension

[edit] Derived terms

• anual

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Conjunction

an

1. and

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /an/, /ən/

[edit] Pronoun

an

1. their

[edit] Usage notes

• This form of possessive pronoun is not used before nouns beginning with b, f, m or p, where am is used instead.

[edit] Preposition

an

1. in

[edit] Usage notes

• This form is not used before nouns beginning with b, f, m or p, where ann am is used instead.

[edit] Synonyms

• ann an

[edit] Derived terms

• The following prepositional pronouns:

Combining pronoun	Prepositional pronoun	Prepositional pronoun (emphatic)
mi	annam	annamsa
tu	annad	annadsa
e	ann	annsan
i	innte	inntese
sinn	annainn	annainne
sibh	annaibh	annaibhse
iad	annta	anntasan

[edit] Article

an

1. the

[edit] Usage notes

• This is the most common singular form. The most common plural form is na. For other forms and their specific uses, see pages listed in "See also" below.

[edit] See also

a' am an t-

nam nan na h-

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English hand.

[edit] Noun

an

1. hand, lower arm
2. flipper

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

an

1. moment