one

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[edit] English

English cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2   > 
    Cardinal : one
    Ordinal : first
    Adverbial : once
English Wikipedia article on one

[edit] Alternative forms

  • wone (obsolete), o (obsolete)
  • Arabic numeral: 1 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
  • Roman numeral: I
  • Exponential notation: 100

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English one, oon, on, oan, an, from Old English ān (“one”) (same word as an), from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). Cognate with Scots ane, wan, yin (“one”), West Frisian ien (“one”), Dutch een, één (“one”), Low German en, ein (“one”) , German ein, eins (“one”), Icelandic einn (“one”), Latin unus (“one”) (Old Latin oinos), French un, Russian один (odin).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Cardinal number

one

  1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 1; the first number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. Ordinal: first.
    There is only one Earth.
    In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
    One person, one vote.
  2. The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.

[edit] Synonyms

  • For symbolic forms of this entry, see 1.

[edit] Translations

cardinal number 1
ordinal number — see first and number one
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[edit] Pronoun

one (possessive one’s, plural ones)

  1. (impersonal pronoun) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
    The big one looks good.
    I want the green one.
  2. (impersonal pronoun, with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people.
    She offered him an apple and an orange; he took the one and left the other.
  3. (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
    One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
    One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed.
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
      With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]

[edit] Synonyms

  • (unidentified person): you, they in nominative personal case.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

impersonal pronoun
  • Asturian: uno (ast)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: (measure words are used), (adjectives with) 的 (de)
  • Dutch: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective
  • Esperanto: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective
  • Finnish: does not exist, other passive structures used
  • French: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective
  • German: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective
  • Irish: ceann (ga) (non-human), duine (ga) (human)
indefinite personal pronoun
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  • Breton: den ebet, unan bennak, an hini
  • Catalan: algú m., qualcú m., alguna f., qualcuna f., la (ca), en/én c.; expressed by nominalization when following an adjective
  • Hindi: not translated "I want the green one" = "हरावाला चाहता हूँ" (the adj. and the verb agree) (literally, "I want the one which is green").
  • Interlingua: uno, alcuno; expressed by reflexivization in expressions of the type "one" + transitive verb + direct object, expressed by nominalization when following an adjective

[edit] Noun

one (plural ones)

  1. (mathematics) The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
  2. The digit or figure 1.
  3. (US) A one-dollar bill.
  4. (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
  5. (Internet slang, leet, sarcastic) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating n00bs who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
    A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
    B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
    • 2003 September 26, "DEAL WITH IT!!!!11one!!", in alt.games.video.nintendo.gamecube, Usenet
    • 2004 November 9, "AWK sound recorder!!!11!!11one", in comp.lang.awk, Usenet
    • 2007 December 1, "STANFORD!!1!!1!one!11!!1oneone!1!1!", in rec.sport.football.college, Usenet
  6. (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
    • I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
    • That car's the one — I'll buy it.
    • 1995, Bryan Adams, Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
      When you love a woman then tell her
      that she's really wanted
      When you love a woman then tell her that she's the one
      'cause she needs somebody to tell her
      that it's gonna last forever

[edit] Synonyms

  • (mathematics: multiplicative identity):: unity
  • (US: one-dollar bill):: single
  • (sarcastic substitution for !): 1, eleven

[edit] Translations

neutral element in multiplication
digit or figure
dollar bill
cricket: single
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Vietnamese: một, một giờ, cú đấm, một người nào đó, người ta, ai

[edit] Adjective

one (not comparable)

  1. Of a period of time, being particular; as, one morning, one year.
    One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
  2. Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
    My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."
  3. Sole, only.
    He is the one man who can help you.
  4. Whole, entire.
    Body and soul are not separate; they are one.
  5. In agreement.
    We are one on the importance of learning.
  6. The same.
    The two types look very different, but are one species.
  7. Being a preeminent example.
    He is one hell of a guy.
  8. Being an unknown person with the specified name.
    The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”.

[edit] Translations

of a period of time
a single, unspecified thing
sole, only
whole, entire
in agreement
the same
being a preeminent example
being an unknown person with the specified name
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[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the numeral, pronoun, noun, or adjective one

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Terms etymologically related to the numeral, pronoun, noun, or adjective one

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *one.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈo.ne/

[edit] Noun

one

  1. sand

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /o̞.ne̞/

[edit] Noun

one (hiragana おね)

  1. 尾根: ridge

[edit] Maori

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *one.

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one

  1. beach, sand, soil

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɔn̪ɛ/
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[edit] Pronoun

one (personal pronoun)

  1. they (third-person plural feminine/neuter/non-personal masculine nominative pronoun)

[edit] Declension

Plural only
Nominative one
Genitive ich/nich1
Dative im
Accusative je/nie1
Instrumental nimi
Locative nich
Vocative –
  • used only with prepositions

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[edit] See also

[edit] Rapa Nui

[edit] Etymology

See here.

[edit] Noun

one

  1. sand

[edit] Rarotongan

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *one.

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one

  1. sand

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ǒne/
  • Hyphenation: o‧ne
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[edit] Pronoun

òne (Cyrillic spelling о̀не)

  1. they (nominative plural of òna (“she”))

[edit] Declension

    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative ȏn òna òno òni òne òna
genitive njȅga, ga njȇ, je njȅga, ga njȋh, ih njȋh, ih njȋh, ih
dative njȅmu, mu njȏj, joj njȅmu, mu njȉma, im njȉma, im njȉma, im
accusative njȅga, ga, nj njȗ, ju, je, nju njȅga, ga, nj njȋh, ih njȋh, ih njȋh, ih
vocative - - - - - -
locative njȅm, njȅmu njȏj njȅm, njȅmu njȉma njȉma njȉma
instrumental njȋm, njíme njȏm, njóme njȋm, njíme njȉma njȉma njȉma

[edit] Slovene

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[edit] Pronoun

one f. (personal pronoun)

  1. they f.

[edit] See also

Slovene personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person m. jaz midva mi
f. medve, midve me
2nd person familiar m. ti vidva vi
f. vedve, vidve ve
polite m. vi vidva vi
f. ve vedve, vidve ve
3rd person m. on onadva oni
f. ona onedve, onidve one
n. ono onedve, onidve ona

[edit] Tahitian

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *one.

[edit] Noun

one

  1. sand
  2. dust

[edit] Tokelauan

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *one.

[edit] Noun

one

  1. sand

[edit] Tuamotuan

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *one.

[edit] Noun

one

  1. sand

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Pronoun

one

  1. (dative singular of on) to it
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