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Translingual

Symbol

an

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Aragonese.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • (stressed)
    • IPA(key): /ˈæn/
    • Audio (UK):(file)
    • Rhymes: -æn
    • IPA(key): [ˈɛən]
    • Audio (US), æ-tensing:(file)
  • (unstressed)
    • IPA(key): /ən/
    • Audio (US), unstressed in the phrase "an egg":(file)
  • Homophone: in (in some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.

Article

an (indefinite)

  1. Form of a (all article senses).
    1. Used before a vowel sound.
      I'll be there in half an hour.
    2. Used before /h/ in an unstressed syllable.
      • 1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World‎[3], 3rd edition, →OCLC, page 441:
        The Province of Nanking, by the Tartars called Kiangnan, is the ſecond in honour, in magnitude and fertility in all China : It is divided into 14 great Territories, having Cities and Towns an hundred and ten; Nanking, or Kiangning being the Metropolis; a City, that if ſhe did not exceed moſt Cities on the Earth in bigneſs and beauty, yet ſhe was inferior to few, for her Pagodes, her Temples, her Porcelane Towers, her Palaces and Triumphal Arches. Fungiang, Sucheu, Sunkiang, Leucheu, Hoaigan, Ganking, Ningue, Hoeicheu, are alſo eminent places, and of great Note and Trade.
      • 1953, Mao Tse-tung, “Mao Tse-tung's Tribute to Stalin”, in Current Soviet Policies‎[4], New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 254:
        Following the doctrine of Lenin and Stalin, relying on the support of the great Soviet state and all the revolutionary forces of all countries, the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people gained an historic victory a few years ago.
      • 2022 June 29, David Pakman, 0:00 from the start, in Trump Assaulted Secret Service Agent, Smeared Ketchup on Wall‎[5], archived from the original on 30 June 2022:
        Well yesterday was an historic day. Uh, there was last minute testimony scheduled in the January 6th committee from a former aide to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows.
      • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:an.
    3. (now quite rare) Used before one and words with initial u, eu.
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 24:8:
        God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
      • (Can we date this quote?), John Mackay Wilson, Wilson's Tales of the Borders; Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative‎[6], →OCLC, page 84:
        My hopes, from my earliest years, have been hopes of celebrity as a writer- not of wealth, or of influence, or of accomplishing any of the thousand aims which furnish the great bulk of mankind with motives. You will laugh at me. There is something so emphatically shadowy and unreal in the object of this ambition, that even the full attainment of its provokes a smile. For who does not know
        'How vain that second life in others' breath,
        The estate which wits inherit after death!'
        And what can be more fraught with the ludicrous than an union of this shadowy ambition with mediocre parts and attainments! But I digress.
      • 1967, Brad Steiger, Joan Whritenour, “Someone Up There May Not Like Us”, in Flying Saucers Are Hostile‎[7], Tandem Publishing, published 1975, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13:
        After the case had been reported in the newspapers, Mrs. Gracindo de Souza, wife of a member of the local stock exchange, told police that she and her daughter had been driving down Alameda Sao Boaventura when they had seen an UFO hovering over the clearing where the bodies were later discovered.
      • 1979, Jan Myrdal, translated by Ann Hening, The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili through Sinkiang and Kansu‎[8], New York: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 160:
        An Uighur boy steps forward, carrying an instrument, a rahab. He sings a ballad: “We follow Chairman Mao.”
      • 1998, Paul M. Edwards, The Korean War: An Annotated Bibliography‎[9], Greenwood Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 114:
        A very interesting history of United Nations at war in Korea, done in an unique question and answer style.
      • 2010, Casey Anderson, The Story of Brutus‎[10], New York: Pegasus Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 173:
        Brutus gets excited when we pull his trailer up. He knows he is going somewhere and that he is going to have an unique experience that will leave him stimulated and fulfilled.
      • 2010, Larry Hochman, The Relationship Revolution‎[11], John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 109:
        To this day, ‘Winning for Customers’ still stands out as an unique example of a company deciding that, if customer loyalty was to become a reality, everyone had to own it: pilots, caterers, engineers, reservationists, cabin crew, cleaners, drivers — every single person had to understand the economics of customer loyalty and their individual role in making it happen.
      • 2011, CaseBase: Case Studies in Global Business‎[12], →ISBN, page 144:
        Second, according to an United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees in the Near East report (UNRWA, 2006) the initial design and drawings used by construction companies can be improved.
      • 2019 November 21, “Don't miss the 'Mini Town' Christmas Lighting event”, in Aruba Today‎[13], →OCLC, page A16:
        What does a small house, a lighthouse, a candy shop and toys have to do with an utility company? Find out this Friday November 22nd, 2019.
    4. (nonstandard) Used before /h/ in a stressed syllable.
    5. (nonstandard, British, West Country) Used before all consonants.
Usage notes
Main appendix: English articles#Indefinite articles
  • In standard English, the article an is used before vowel sounds, while a is used before consonant sounds. Alternatively, an can be found before an unstressed syllable beginning with an h-sound, as in an historic. The h may then become silent or is at least very weakly articulated. This usage is favoured by only 6% of British speakers, and is only slightly more common in writing.[1]
  • Historically, an could also be found before one and many words with initial u, eu (now pronounced with initial /juː/, /jʊ/, /jə/), such as eunuch, unique, or utility; this is still occasionally encountered. This is as these words formerly started with a vowel sound, though the writing of an before words spelt with initial u, eu was usual until the 19th century, long after these words have acquired initial consonant sounds in standard English.[2]
  • In the other direction, a can rarely be found before a vowel in nonstandard (often dialectal) speech and written representations thereof, as in "ain't this a innerestin sitchation" (Moira Young, Blood Red Road).
  • The various article senses of a are all senses of an.
Translations
See an/translations § Article.

Numeral

an

  1. (nonstandard, British, West Country) one

References

  1. ^ Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (2015, →ISBN, page 2: "Before words beginning with h [...] the standard modern approach is to use a (never an) together with an aspirated h [...], but not to demur if others use an with minimal or nil aspiration given to the following h (an historic /әn (h)ɪsˈtɒrɪk/, an horrific /әn (h)ɒˈrɪfɪk/, etc.)." Fowler's goes on to source the 6% figure to Wells (third edition, 2008).
  2. ^ “a, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2008.

Etymology 2

From Middle English an.

Conjunction

an

  1. (archaic) If
  2. (archaic) So long as.
    An it harm none, do what ye will.
  3. (archaic) As if; as though.
    • Template:RQ:Coleridge Ancient Mariner (original version), lines 61–64:
      At length did cross an Albatross,
      Thorough the Fog it came;
      And an it were a Christian Soul,
      We hail'd it in God's Name.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Georgian ან (an).

Noun

an (plural ans)

  1. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).

Etymology 4

From the Old English an, on (preposition).

Preposition

an

  1. In each; to or for each; per.
    I was only going twenty miles an hour.
Usage notes
  • This is the same as the word a in such contexts, modified because of preceding a vowel sound (after an unpronounced h). The train was speeding along at a mile a minute.
Synonyms
Translations

References

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Preposition

an

  1. (Western Cape) Alternative form of aan.

Ainu

Etymology

Similar to Japanese ある.

Pronunciation

Verb

an (Kana spelling アン)

  1. (intransitive, copulative) to exist, be (somewhere); there is
    Aynu an ruwe ne.
    There is an Ainu.

See also

  • ne (“to be”)

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a metaphorical use of anë (“vessel”).

Noun

an m (definite ani)

  1. (anatomy) womb, caul
    Synonym: mitër
  2. (anatomy) joint
  3. (dialectal) room, vessel
  4. (dialectal, Arbëresh) ship

Arin

Noun

an

  1. haunch

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin annus. Compare Romanian an.

Pronunciation

Noun

an n (plural anj or enj)

  1. year

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic آن (ʔān).

Pronunciation

Noun

an (definite accusative anı, plural anlar)

  1. moment

Declension

    Declension of an
singular plural
nominative an
 anlar
definite accusative anı
 anları
dative ana
 anlara
locative anda
 anlarda
ablative andan
 anlardan
definite genitive anın
 anların
    Possessive forms of an
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anım anlarım
sənin (“your”) anın anların
onun (“his/her/its”) anı anları
bizim (“our”) anımız anlarımız
sizin (“your”) anınız anlarınız
onların (“their”) anı or anları anları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anımı anlarımı
sənin (“your”) anını anlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) anını anlarını
bizim (“our”) anımızı anlarımızı
sizin (“your”) anınızı anlarınızı
onların (“their”) anını or anlarını anlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anıma anlarıma
sənin (“your”) anına anlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) anına anlarına
bizim (“our”) anımıza anlarımıza
sizin (“your”) anınıza anlarınıza
onların (“their”) anına or anlarına anlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anımda anlarımda
sənin (“your”) anında anlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) anında anlarında
bizim (“our”) anımızda anlarımızda
sizin (“your”) anınızda anlarınızda
onların (“their”) anında or anlarında anlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anımdan anlarımdan
sənin (“your”) anından anlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) anından anlarından
bizim (“our”) anımızdan anlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) anınızdan anlarınızdan
onların (“their”) anından or anlarından anlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) anımın anlarımın
sənin (“your”) anının anlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) anının anlarının
bizim (“our”) anımızın anlarımızın
sizin (“your”) anınızın anlarınızın
onların (“their”) anının or anlarının anlarının

Derived terms

Bambara

Pronunciation

Pronoun

an

  1. we

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Tagalog ang, Waray-Waray an.

Further etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”), from Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”) with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. Compare Kapampangan ing.

Pronunciation

Particle

an

  1. direct marker for all general nouns other than personal proper nouns
    Nagdalagan an lalaki.
    The man ran.
    Kinakan kan ikos an sira. (Naga)
    Kinaon kan ikos an sira. (Legazpi)
    The cat ate the fish.
Usage notes
  • This particle is analyzed as the definite article (i.e., the) when used alone, and the indefinite article (i.e., a or an) when used with the numeral "saro".
    An saldang. (Naga)
    An aldaw. (Legazpi)
    The sun.
    An sarong tawo.
    A person.
  • Specific nouns are marked with "si" or "su".
  • Direct personal proper nouns (primarily names) are marked with "si".

Etymology 2

Pronoun

'an

  1. Clipping of iyan.

Bourguignon

Etymology 1

From Latin annus.

Noun

an m (plural ans)

  1. year
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin in.

Preposition

an

  1. in
Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Latin inde.

Pronoun

an

  1. used to indicate an indefinite quantity, of it, of them
    J'an veus deus
    I want two of them
    J'an seus seur
    I am sure of it

Breton

Alternative forms

Article

an

  1. the

Chuukese

Determiner

an

  1. third person singular possessive; his, hers, its (used with general-class objects)
Chuukese possessive determiners
Small objects, concepts Large objects, living things Suffix
Singular First person ai nei -ei
Second person omw, om noum -om
Third person an noun -an
Plural First person äm (exclusive)
ach (inclusive)		 nöu̇m (exclusive)
nöüch (inclusive)		 -em (exclusive)
-ach (inclusive)
Second person ämi, ami noumi -emi
Third person ar nour -er

Noun

an

  1. path, road

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognate with German ein, Dutch een, English one, Icelandic einn.

Article

an

  1. (Sette Comuni) a, an
    an gamègalndar mann ― a married man
  2. (Luserna) oblique masculine of a
    I hån an pruadar un a sbestar. ― I have a brother and a sister.

Declension

Cimbrian indefinite articles (Sette Comuni dialect)
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative an an an
Accusative an an an
Dative aname anara aname

Derived terms

Conjunction

an

  1. (Sette Comuni) that (introduces a subordinate clause)
    Khömme an dar sbaighe.
    Tell him that he needs to shut up.

References

  • “an” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sindos.

Article

an

  1. the (definite article)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic آن (ʔān).

Noun

an

  1. moment

Declension

Declension of an
nominative an
genitive anniñ
dative ange
accusative anni
locative ande
ablative anden

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[14], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Template:cs-pron

  1. (relative, archaic) which, who
    Synonyms: který, jenž
    Bělá se tam, bělá žena, ana malé dítě nese. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Vidíš-li poutníka, an dlouhou lučinou spěchá ku cíli, než červánky pohynou? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of an
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative an an ana ano
genitive — — — —
dative — — — —
accusative — — — —
locative — — — —
instrumental — — — —
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative ani any any ana
genitive — — — —
dative — — — —
accusative — — — —
locative — — — —
instrumental — — — —

Conjunction

an

  1. (archaic) when, while
    An tak mluvili, ruce se jim chvěly. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (archaic) because
    Ulehčilo se mi, an jsem byla uspokojena, že sama trpím. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

Danish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German an and German an, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), cognate with English on and doublet of Danish å, Danish på.

Pronunciation

Adverb

an

  1. on (only used in lexicalized expressions)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

an

  1. imperative of ane

Egyptian

Romanization

an

  1. Template:egy-alt

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse hann. Cognate with Swedish han.

Pronoun

an m

  1. he

Emilian

Emiliano-Romagnolo Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eml

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

an m

  1. year

Fordata

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

an

  1. to eat

References

  • Drabbe, Peter (1932). Woordenboek der Fordaatsche Taal. Bandoeng: A.C. Nix & Co., p. 9.

Franco-Provençal

Noun

an m

  1. year
    Synonym: annâ

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”).

Pronunciation

Noun

an m (plural ans)

  1. year

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

an m (plural agns)

  1. year

Fula

Etymology 1

Determiner

an (singular)

  1. (possessive) Alternative form of am (my).
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Pronoun

an

  1. second person singular emphatic pronoun you
Usage notes

Dialectal variants

References

Fuyug

Noun

an (plural aning)

  1. man

References

  • Robert L. Bradshaw, Fuyug grammar sketch (2007)

German

Etymology

From Old High German ana.

Pronunciation

Preposition

an (+ dative)

  1. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
    Das Bild hängt an der Wand. ― The picture hangs on the wall.
  2. by; near; close to; next to
  3. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
    Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag.
    We're meeting on Tuesday.
    Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen.
    I will see her in the evening.
  4. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in
    zweimal am Tag ― twice a day

Preposition

an (+ accusative)

  1. on; onto
    Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. ― I hang the picture on the wall.
  2. at; against
    Schauen Sie an die Tafel. ― Look at the blackboard.
  3. to; for
    Ein Brief an Anna. ― A letter for Anna.

Usage notes

  • Usually used to refer to something being on a vertical surface, as opposed to auf, which usually points to a horizontal surface.
  • When followed by the masculine/neuter definite article in the dative case (i.e. dem (“the”)), the two words generally contract to am (“on the”) if not emphasized.
  • When followed by the neuter definite article in the accusative case (i.e. das (“the”)), the two words generally contract to ans (“on the”) if not emphasized.

Adverb

an

  1. onward; on
    von heute an ― from today on

Adjective

an (strong nominative masculine singular aner, not comparable)

  1. (predicative) on
    Synonyms: angeschaltet, ein, eingeschaltet
    Antonyms: aus, ausgeschaltet
    Ist der Schalter an oder aus? [= Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet?]
    Is the switch on or off. [Is the switch switched on or off.]

Derived terms

Anagrams

Girawa

Noun

an

  1. water

Further reading

  • Patricia Lillie, Girawa Dictionary

Gothic

Romanization

an

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽

Haitian Creole

Etymology 1

From French un.

Article

an

  1. the (definite article)
Usage notes

Use this word when:

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

See also

Etymology 2

From French an (“year”).

Noun

an

  1. year
Synonyms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English on, German an. Decision no. 759, Progreso V.

Pronunciation

Preposition

an

  1. at, on (indicates contiguity, juxtaposition)
    Me pendis pikturi an la parieto. ― I hung paintings on the wall.

Derived terms

References

  • Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 409, 523, 591, 622
  • Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 659

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish in, from Proto-Celtic *sindos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ənˠ/, (between consonants) /ə/, (before a/á, o/ó, u/ú) /ə.nˠ-/, (before e/é, i/í) /ə.n̠ʲ-/

Article

an

  1. the
    an t-uisce ― the water
    an bhean ― the woman
    an pháiste ― of the child
    ag an gcailín/chailín ― at the girl
Declension
Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative anT anL naH
Genitive anL naH naE
Dative anD anD naH
D: Triggers lenition after de, do, and i (except of d, t), no mutation with idir, and eclipsis otherwise (varies by dialect);
s lenites to ts; s always lenites with feminine nouns, even with prepositions that normally trigger eclipsis, but does
not lenite at all with masculine nouns
E: Triggers eclipsis
H: Triggers h-prothesis
L: Triggers lenition (except of d, t; s lenites to ts)
T: Triggers t-prothesis

Etymology 2

From Old Irish in.

Pronunciation

  • (preverbal particle): IPA(key): (before a consonant) /ə/, (before a/á, o/ó, u/ú) /ə.nˠ-/, (before e/é, i/í) /ə.n̠ʲ-/
  • (copular particle): IPA(key): /ənˠ/, (before é, ea, í, iad) /ə.n̠ʲ-/

Particle

an (triggers eclipsis; takes the dependent form of irregular verbs if available; not used in the past tense except of some irregular verbs)

  1. Used to form direct and indirect questions
    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.
  • ar (used with the past tense of regular and some irregular verbs)

Particle

an

  1. used to introduce copular questions, both direct and indirect, in the present/future tense
    An maith leat bainne? ― Do you like milk?
    Níl a fhios agam an é Conchúr a chonaic mé. ― I don’t know if it’s Connor whom I saw.
Irish copular forms
Simple copular forms
Present/future
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses is ní an nach
Direct relative clauses nach
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbv an nach
Past/conditional
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses ba, b’v níor, níorbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Direct relative clauses ba, abv nár, nárbhv
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbhv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Present subjunctive
Affirmative Negative
gura, gurabv nára, nárabv
    Compound copular forms
Base word Present/future Past/conditional
cá cár, cárbv cár, cárbhv
cé cér, cérbv cér, cérbhv
dá dá mba, dá mb’v
de/do dar, darbv dar, darbhv
faoi faoinar, faoinarbv faoinar, faoinarbhv
i inar, inarbv inar, inarbhv
le lenar, lenarbv lenar, lenarbhv
má más má ba, má b’v
mura mura, murabv murar, murarbhv
ó (prep.) ónar, ónarbv ónar, ónarbhv
ó (conj.) ós ó ba, ó b’v
trí trínar, trínarbv trínar, trínarbhv
v Used before vowel sounds

Etymology 3

Verb

an (present analytic anann, future analytic anfaidh, verbal noun anacht, past participle anta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of fan (“stay, wait, remain”)
Conjugation
conjugation of an (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present anaim anann tú;
anair† 		anann sé, sí anaimid anann sibh anann siad;
anaid† 		a anann; a anas /
a n-anann*; a n-anas* 		antar
past d'an mé; d'anas /
an mé‡; anas‡ 		d'an tú; d'anais /
an tú; anais‡ 		d'an sé, sí /
an sé, sí‡ 		d'anamar; d'an muid /
anamar; an muid‡ 		d'an sibh; d'anabhair /
an sibh;
anabhair‡ 		d'an siad; d'anadar /
an siad; anadar‡ 		a d'an /
ar an* 		anadh;
hanadh†
past habitual d'anainn /
anainn‡; n-anainn‡‡ 		d'antá /
antá‡; n-antᇇ 		d'anadh sé, sí /
anadh sé, sí‡; n-anadh sé, s퇇 		d'anaimis; d'anadh muid /
anaimis; anadh muid‡; n-anaimis‡‡; n-anadh muid‡‡ 		d'anadh sibh /
anadh sibh‡; n-anadh sibh‡‡ 		d'anaidís; d'anadh siad /
anaidís; anadh siad‡; n-anaidís‡‡; n-anadh siad‡‡ 		a d'anadh /
a n-anadh* 		d'antaí /
antaí‡; n-anta퇇
future anfaidh mé;
anfad 		anfaidh tú;
anfair† 		anfaidh sé, sí anfaimid;
anfaidh muid 		anfaidh sibh anfaidh siad;
anfaid† 		a anfaidh; a anfas /
a n-anfaidh*; a n-anfas* 		anfar
conditional d'anfainn / anfainn‡; n-anfainn‡‡ d'anfá / anfá‡; n-anfᇇ d'anfadh sé, sí / anfadh sé, sí‡; n-anfadh sé, s퇇 d'anfaimis; d'anfadh muid / anfaimis‡; anfadh muid‡; n-anfaimis‡‡; n-anfadh muid‡‡ d'anfadh sibh / anfadh sibh‡; n-anfadh sibh‡‡ d'anfaidís; d'anfadh siad / anfaidís‡; anfadh siad‡; n-anfaidís‡‡; n-anfadh siad‡‡ a d'anfadh /
a n-anfadh* 		d'anfaí / anfaí‡; n-anfa퇇
subjunctive present go n-ana mé;
go n-anad† 		go n-ana tú;
go n-anair† 		go n-ana sé, sí go n-anaimid;
go n-ana muid 		go n-ana sibh go n-ana siad;
go n-anaid† 		— go n-antar
past dá n-anainn dá n-antá dá n-anadh sé, sí dá n-anaimis;
dá n-anadh muid 		dá n-anadh sibh dá n-anaidís;
dá n-anadh siad 		— dá n-antaí
imperative anaim an anadh sé, sí anaimis anaigí;
anaidh† 		anaidís — antar
verbal noun anacht
past participle anta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Etymology 4

Particle

an

  1. Alternative form of a (used before numbers when counting)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
an n-an han not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

an

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あん

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

an m (plural ani)

  1. year

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *an, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en. Cognate with Lithuanian angu (“or”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽 (an, “so? now?”). May also be related to Ancient Greek ἄν (án, particle), Sanskrit अना (anā́), Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬁 (anā), Lithuanian anàs, Albanian a, Proto-Slavic *onъ.[1]

Pronunciation

Conjunction

an

  1. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.)
    1. in disjunctive interrogations
      1. direct
        1. (introduced by utrum (“whether”))
        2. (introduced by -ne (interrogative enclitic))
        3. (introduced by nonne (“[is it] not”))
        4. (introduced by num (interrogative particle))
        5. (without an introductory particle)
      2. indirect
        1. (introduced by utrum (“whether”))
        2. (introduced by -ne, interrogative enclitic)
        3. (introduced by an)
        4. (without an introductory particle)
      3. or rather, or on the contrary (where the opinion of the speaker or the probability inclines to the second interrogative clause, and this is made emphatic, as a corrective of the former)
        1. hence, in the comic poets, as an potius
      4. or, or rather, or indeed, or perhaps (where, as is frequent, the first part of the interrogation is not expressed, but is to be supplied from the context, an begins the interrogation, but it does not begin an absolute – i.e., non-disjunctive – interrogation)
      5. (in the phrase an nōn) or not
        1. in direct questions
        2. in indirect questions
      6. (in the phrase an ne) pleonastic usage for an
        1. in direct questions
        2. in indirect questions
    2. (in disjunctive clauses that express doubt) or
      1. ?
      2. denoting uncertainty by itself, without a verb of doubting
      3. (chiefly in and after the Augustean period) standing for sīve
      4. where the first disjunctive clause is to be supplied from the general idea or where an stands for utrum or necne
      5. Since in such distributive sentences expressive of doubt, the opinion of the speaker or the probability usually inclines to the second, i.e. to the clause beginning with an, the expressions haud sciō an, nesciō an, and dubitō an incline to an affirmative signification, “I almost know”, “I am inclined to think”, “I almost think”, “I might say”, “I might assert that”, etc., for “perhaps”, “probably”.
      6. Sometimes the distributive clause beginning with an designates directly the opposite, the more improbable, the negative; in which case nesciō an, haud sciō an, etc., like the English I know not whether, signify “I think that not”, “I believe that not”, etc.

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.

Derived terms

References

  • ăn in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • an in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Loniu

Noun

an

  1. fresh water

References

  • Malcolm Ross, Andrew Pawley, Meredith Osmond, The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic →ISBN, 2007)
  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (as ʔan)

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German an, from Old Saxon an, ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, *ana.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA(key): /an/, /aːn/, /ɒːn/, /ɔːn/

Preposition

an

  1. on
  2. to, at

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of an
preposition an
postpositional adv. an
+ her (hither) ran
+ düt (this) hieran
+ dat (that) doran
+ wat (what) woran
+ wat (something) enerwegens an
+ nix (nothing) nargens an
+ allens (everything) överall an

Neither the spelling nor grammar of these forms applies to all, or even necessarily the majority, of dialects.

Adverb

an

  1. on

See also

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old High German indi.

Conjunction

an

  1. and

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *in.

Preposition

an

  1. in

Mandarin

Romanization

an

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of án.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of ǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of àn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

Preposition

an

  1. Alternative form of āne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

An unstressed form of oon (“one”), from the occasional use of Old English ān (“one”) as an article.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a(n)/ (see usage notes)

Article

an

  1. a, an (indefinite article):
    1. Any example or instance of a thing.
    2. A certain or particular thing.
    3. Any, every; several or all instances of a thing.
  2. Used in conjunction with numerals (especially hundred, thousend)

Usage notes

  • In later non-Northern Middle English, a is usually found before vowels and /h/, while an is usually found preceding other consonants. However, an often occurs before any consonant in earlier Middle English.
  • In early Middle English, the indefinite article is often omitted; occasional omission persists into later Middle English.
  • Inflected forms of the indefinite article are sometimes found in early Middle English; see the inflection table below.

Declension

Declension of an (early)
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative an, a an, a an, a
Accusative enne, ane, an, a ane, an, a ane, an, a
Genitive anes, ane, an, a are, anes, ane, an, a anes, ane, an, a
Dative ane, an, a are, an, a ane, an, a

Descendants

  • English: an, a
  • Scots: a
  • Yola: a, e
References

Etymology 2

Preposition

an

  1. Alternative form of in

Etymology 3

Conjunction

an

  1. Alternative form of and

Etymology 4

Numeral

an

  1. Alternative form of oon

Etymology 5

Verb

an

  1. Alternative form of haven

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French an, from Latin annus.

Noun

an m (plural ans)

  1. year

Descendants

  • French: an

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

Determiner

an

  1. Alternative form of yn

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin in.

Preposition

an

  1. in
  2. on

Mòcheno

Article

an

  1. oblique masculine of a

Derived terms

References

Norman

Etymology

From Old French an, from Latin annus.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Noun

an m (plural ans)

  1. (Guernsey, Jersey) year

Synonyms

Derived terms

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

an

  1. or

Synonyms

  • yan (after a vowel-ending word)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Verb

an

  1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of ane

Anagrams

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Béarn):(file)

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan an, from Latin annus.

Noun

an m (plural ans)

  1. year
Usage notes
  • Also used with the verb aver (“to have”) to indicate age

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

an

  1. third-person plural present indicative of aver

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: ān
    Ordinal: forma
    Adverbial: ǣne
    Age: ānwintre
    Multiplier: ānfeald

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian ān, Old Saxon ēn, Old High German ein, Old Norse einn, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin ūnus, Ancient Greek οἶος (oîos), Old Irish oen.

Pronunciation

Numeral

ān

  1. one
    Ġif weorold on būtan ānum þinge stōde and on nāwihte elles, meahte man cweðan þæt ān þing wǣre?
    If the world consisted of one thing and nothing else, could we say that there was one thing?
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:37
      Þā cōm hē and fand hīe slǣpende, and cwæþ tō Petre, "Simon, slǣpst þū? Ne meahtest þū āne tīd wacian?"
      Then he came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?"
    • early 12th century, the Peterborough Chronicle, year 1100
      On morgen æfter Hlāfmæssedæġe wearþ sē cyning Willelm on huntoþe fram his ānum menn mid āne flāne ofsċoten.
      On the morning after Lammas day, King William was out hunting when he was shot with an arrow by one of his servants.

Declension

Declension of ān
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ān ān ān
Accusative ānne, ǣnne āne ān
Genitive ānes ānre ānes
Dative ānum ānre ānum
Instrumental āne ānre āne
Plural
Nominative āne
Accusative āne
Genitive ānra
Dative ānum
Instrumental ānum

Article

ān

  1. a; an (indefinite article)

Adjective

ān

  1. only
    Ne bēoþ wē ġeboren ūs selfum ānum.
    We aren't born for ourselves alone.
    Mæġ man sprecan be rīmum ġif þing ān sind?
    Can we speak of numbers if there are only things?
    • 11th century, Durham Proverbs, no. 22
      Earg mæġ þæt ān þæt hē him ondrǣde.
      A coward can only do one thing: fear.
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Āne twā word sind þǣre fēorðan ġeþīednesse: eō ("iċ gange"), īs ("þū gǣst"); queō ("iċ mæġ"), quīs ("þū meaht").
      Only two words follow the fourth declension: eo ("I go"), is ("you go"); queo ("I can"), quis ("you can").
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 5:18
      Þæs þe mā þā Iudēiscan sōhton hine tō ofslēanne, næs nā for þon āne þe hē þone ræstedæġ bræc, ac for þon þe hē cwæþ þæt God wǣre his fæder, and hine selfne dyde Gode ġelīcne.
      That made the Jews try even harder to kill him, not just for breaking the Sabbath, but for saying God was his father, and making himself equal to God.
  2. alone
    Ne eart þū ġenōg eald þæt þū āna on sund gā.
    You're not old enough to go swimming by yourself.
    Sē ūðwita, swā swā sē bēatere, sċeal standan āna.
    A philosopher, like a boxer, must stand alone.
    Hē stōd æt þǣre sǣ rande, āna, sundor fram his swǣsum.
    He stood at the edge of the sea, alone, apart from his family.
    Sē mōna and þæt seofonstierre ēodon tō setle. Hit is midniht, and sēo tīd āgǣþ, ac iċ slǣpe āna.
    The moon and the Pleiades have set. It is midnight, and the time is passing, but I sleep alone.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"
      Gang nū tō mynstre ġif þū mæġe, and mē āna forlǣt.
      Now go to the monastery if you can, and leave me alone.
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Foresetnessa ne bēoþ nāhwǣr āna, ac bēoþ ǣfre tō sumum ōðrum worde ġefēġeda.
      Prepositions never occur by themselves: they are always attached to some other word.

Usage notes

In the above senses ("only" and "alone"), this word was often used in the weak declension, often indeclinably as āna.

Declension

Declension of ān — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ān ān ān
Accusative ānne āne ān
Genitive ānes ānre ānes
Dative ānum ānre ānum
Instrumental āne ānre āne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āne āna, āne ān
Accusative āne āna, āne ān
Genitive ānra ānra ānra
Dative ānum ānum ānum
Instrumental ānum ānum ānum
Declension of ān — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āna āne āne
Accusative ānan ānan āne
Genitive ānan ānan ānan
Dative ānan ānan ānan
Instrumental ānan ānan ānan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ānan ānan ānan
Accusative ānan ānan ānan
Genitive ānra, ānena ānra, ānena ānra, ānena
Dative ānum ānum ānum
Instrumental ānum ānum ānum

Noun

ān n

  1. one (digit or figure)

Declension

Declension of ān (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ān ān
accusative ān ān
genitive ānes āna
dative āne ānum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

an oblique singular, m (oblique plural anz, nominative singular anz, nominative plural an)

  1. year

Descendants

  • Middle French: an
    • French: an
  • Norman: an

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

Numeral

ān

  1. Alternative form of ēn

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronoun

an (triggers eclipsis, takes a leniting relative clause)

  1. Alternative form of a
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b13
      Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam hua sulib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar hua chluasaib.
      What we see with the eyes is more certain for us than what we hear with the ears.

Verb

·an

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of anaid

an

  1. second-person singular imperative of anaid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
an
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-an
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þan, possibly through *þannai, whence cognate with Old English þonne (“than”). For similar loss of þ- compare at from earlier Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᛏ (þat), ᚦᛡᛏ (þᴀt).

Conjunction

an

  2. than
    Synonym: en

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin annus (“year”).

Noun

an m (oblique plural ans, nominative singular ans, nominative plural an)

  1. year

Descendants

  • Occitan: an

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *an.

Preposition

an

  1. on, in

Proto-Norse

Romanization

an

  1. Romanization of ᚨᚾ

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin annus (“year”), from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”). Compare Megleno-Romanian an and Aromanian an.

Pronunciation

Noun

an m (plural ani)

  1. year

Declension

Declension of an
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) an anul (niște) ani anii
genitive/dative (unui) an anului (unor) ani anilor
vocative anule anilor

Derived terms

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) onn
  • (Sutsilvan, Vallader) on

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

an m (plural ans)

  1. (Puter) year

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian an, from Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *an. Cognates include West Frisian oan and German an.

Pronunciation

Preposition

an (neuter or distal adverb deeran, proximal adverb hieran, interrogative adverb wieran)

  1. on
    Mien Jasse honget an dän Hoake. ― My jacket is hanging on the hook.
  2. at
    Iek sitte an dän Disk. ― I'm sitting at the table.
  3. next to
    Iek sitte an mien Suster. ― I'm sitting next to my sister.
  4. towards, to
    Dät Boot is an Lound kemen. ― The boat came ashore (literally, “The boat has come to land.”)
  5. of, from
    Mien Bääsje is an Kanker stúurven. ― My grandmother died of cancer.
  6. about, circa
    Iek häbe an do fjautig Ljudene blouked. ― I have seen about forty people.

Adjective

an

  1. on, switched on, burning
    Dät Fjúur is an. ― The fire is burning.
    Ju Laampe is an. ― The lamp is switched on.

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “an”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Scots

Etymology 1

From Old English and, ond, end (“and”), from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, *undi, *unþi (“and, furthermore”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Cognate with English and, North Frisian en (“and”), West Frisian en, in (“and”), Low German un (“and”), Dutch en (“and”), German und (“and”), Danish end (“but”), Swedish än (“yet, but”), Icelandic enn (“still, yet”), Albanian edhe (“and”) (dialectal ênde, ênne), ende (“still, yet, therefore”), Latin ante (“opposite, in front of”), and Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite, facing”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

an

  1. and
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English oon, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Cognate to English an.

Pronunciation

Article

an

  1. (before a vowel) a, an
Usage notes
  • In colloquial usage mostly replaced by a. However, still widely used in literature, probably due to English influence. [1]
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/a_indef_art

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an/, /ən/
  • Hyphenation: an

Etymology 1

From Old Irish in. Cognates include Irish an and Manx yn.

Article

an

  1. the
Declension
Variation of an (definite article)
Masculine Feminine Plural
nom. dat. gen. nom. dat. gen. nom. dat. gen.
+ f- am anL anL na na nam
+ m-, p- or b- am a'L a'L na na nam
+ c- or g- an a'L a'L na na nan
+ sV-, sl-, sn- or sr- an anT anT na na nan
+ other consonant an an an na na nan
+ vowel anT an an naH naH nan
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis; T Triggers T-prothesis

Etymology 2

From Old Irish a. Cognates include Irish a.

Determiner

an

  1. their
See also
Scottish Gaelic possessive determiners
Singular Plural
+ C + V + C + V
First person moL m' ar arN
Second person doL d' ur urN
Third person m aL — an, am1) an
Third person f a aH
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis; N Triggers eclipsis; 1) Used before b-, f-, m- or p-

Etymology 3

From Old Irish i. Cognates include Irish i and Manx ayns.

Preposition

an (+ dative)

  1. in
Inflection
Personal inflection of an
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st annam annamsa
2nd annad annadsa
3rd m ann annsan
3rd f innte inntese
Plural 1st annainn annainne
2nd annaibh annaibhse
3rd annta anntasan
Possessive declension of an
Singular Plural
First person namL narN
Second person nadL nurN
Third person m naL nanN, namN 1)
Third person f naH
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis; N Triggers eclipsis; 1) Used before b-, f-, m- or p-
Usage notes
  • This form is not used before nouns beginning with b, f, m or p, where am and ann am are used instead.
Synonyms

Etymology 4

From Old Irish in. Cognates include Irish an.

Particle

an

  1. Used together with a dependent form of a verb to form the interrogative.
Usage notes
  • Before verbs beginning with b, f, m or p, the form am is used. Before bheil (“am, is, are”), the form a is also used.

Verb

an

  1. Present interrogative form of is (the copula).
Inflection
Conjugation of is (highly irregular, defective)
singular plural
first second third m/f first second third
independent present is mi is tu is e/i is sinn is sibh is iad
past bu mhi bu tu b' e/i bu sinn bu sibh b' iad
conditional
negative present cha mhi cha tu chan e/i cha sinn cha sibh chan iad
past cha bu mhi cha bu tu cha b' e/i cha bu sinn cha bu sibh cha b' iad
conditional
affirmative
interrogative 		present am mi? an tu? an e/i? an sinn? an sibh? an iad?
past am bu mhi? am bu tu? am b' e/i? am bu sinn? am bu sibh? am b' iad?
conditional
Negative
interrogative 		present nach mi? nach tu? nach e/i? nach sinn? nach sibh? nach iad?
past nach bu mhi? nach bu tu? nach b' e/i? nach bu sinn? nach bu sibh? nach b' iad?
conditional
Usage notes
  • Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form am is used.

References

Siraya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *-an.

Noun

an

  1. place

Sumerian

Romanization

an

  1. Romanization of 𒀭 (an)

Swedish

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German an and German an, and less commonly from English on, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), cognate with English on and doublet of Swedish å, Swedish på.

Adverb

an

  1. used as a verb particle, similar to German preposition an (“at, in, on, to”)

Preposition

an

  1. (accounting) to

Anagrams

Tày

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese 安 (ān)

Adjective

an (安)

  1. peaceful; undisturbed
    dú bấu an ― not to live peacefully
    神符法主禁㐌安
    Thần phù phép chúa cổm đạ an
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

an

  1. to manage to do something; to fend for oneself
    an ý ngòi ― to manage to see

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[16][17] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎[18] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔan (“vegetables”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *h(y)an.

Noun

an

  1. food

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English hand.

Noun

an

  1. hand, lower arm
  2. flipper

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آن (an), from Arabic آن (ʔān).

Noun

an (definite accusative anı, plural anlar)

  1. moment
    • 1939 February 14, “Acaba İspanyada Krallık iade edilecek mi!”, in Aydin, page 1:
      İnglitere Fransa ile Frankoyu tanımak üzeredir. Bu kararı iki hükümet bir anda ilan edecektir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Inflection
Nominative an
Definite accusative anı
Singular Plural
Nominative an anlar
Definite accusative anı anları
Dative ana anlara
Locative anda anlarda
Ablative andan anlardan
Genitive anın anların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular anım anlarım
2nd singular anın anların
3rd singular anı anları
1st plural anımız anlarımız
2nd plural anınız anlarınız
3rd plural anları anları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular anımı anlarımı
2nd singular anını anlarını
3rd singular anını anlarını
1st plural anımızı anlarımızı
2nd plural anınızı anlarınızı
3rd plural anlarını anlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular anıma anlarıma
2nd singular anına anlarına
3rd singular anına anlarına
1st plural anımıza anlarımıza
2nd plural anınıza anlarınıza
3rd plural anlarına anlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular anımda anlarımda
2nd singular anında anlarında
3rd singular anında anlarında
1st plural anımızda anlarımızda
2nd plural anınızda anlarınızda
3rd plural anlarında anlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular anımdan anlarımdan
2nd singular anından anlarından
3rd singular anından anlarından
1st plural anımızdan anlarımızdan
2nd plural anınızdan anlarınızdan
3rd plural anlarından anlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular anımın anlarımın
2nd singular anının anlarının
3rd singular anının anlarının
1st plural anımızın anlarımızın
2nd plural anınızın anlarınızın
3rd plural anlarının anlarının

See also

References

Etymology 2

Verb

an

  1. second-person singular imperative of anmak

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安 (“tranquil”). The character can also be read as yên.

Pronunciation

Adjective

an

  1. (only in compounds) safe, secure

Derived terms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Further reading

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Conjunction

an

  1. and

Numeral

ān

  1. one

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi.

Alternative forms

Conjunction

an

  1. and
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Coardhed an recoardhed.
      Searched and researched.

Etymology 2

From Middle English an, from Old English an.

Alternative forms

Preposition

an

  1. on
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:
      Lidge w'ouse an a milagh, tis gaay an louthee.
      Lie with us on the clover, 'tis fair and sheltered.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 31 & 84

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Pronoun

an

  1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ã/)

Pronoun

án

  1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ã/)

See also

Affirmative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mo a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person ó wọ́n
Negative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi / n a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person [pronoun dropped] wọn
Object pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person ọ / ẹ yín
3rd person [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ wọn
Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Emphatic pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person èmi àwa
2nd person ìwọ ẹ̀yin
3rd person òun àwọn
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