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oan

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Breton

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Breton oen, from Proto-Brythonic *oɨn, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (lamb). Compare Welsh oen, Old Irish úan.

Noun

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oan m (plural ein)

  1. lamb
    Oan DoueLamb of God

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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oan

  1. first-person singular imperfect of bezañ
    Trist e oan.
    I was sad.

Finnish

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Noun

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oan

  1. genitive singular of oka

Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin hōc annō.

Adverb

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oan

  1. this year

Descendants

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  • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: ujan
  • Gallo: ouan
  • Middle French: ouan, enwan
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: ouan

References

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Tetum

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, compare Malay anak.

Noun

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oan

  1. son
  2. offspring

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from (unjust/to wrong).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    oan ()

    1. wronged; victimized; persecuted
    2. wrongful; unjust; unrighteous

    Adverb

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    oan ()

    1. wrongfully; unjustly; unfairly

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    West Frisian

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    Etymology

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    From Old Frisian on, from Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *an. Cognates include Dutch aan, Low German an and English on.

    Preposition

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    oan

    1. on (not "on top of")
      Example: "oan 'e oare kant" (on the other hand, lit, "on the other side")
      Example: "it skilderij hinget oan 'e muorre" (the painting hangs on the wall)
    2. to, towards

    Derived terms

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    Yola

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    Yola cardinal numbers
    1 2  > 
        Cardinal : oan

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Middle English oon, ane, oune, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic *ain. Cognates include English one and Scots ane.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɔːn/, /aːn/, /əʊn/

    Numeral

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    oan (plural oanès)

    1. one
      Synonym: o

    Pronoun

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    oan

    1. one
      • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 94:
        Ye be welcome hearthillee, ivery oan.
        You are heartily welcome, every one.
      • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:
        Mot earch oan to aar die. Ich mosth kotch a bat.
        But every one to his day. I must catch the bat.

    Adjective

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    oan

    1. one
      • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:
        * * * * oan anooree
        [* * * * one another]
      • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:
        Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;
        Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.

    Derived terms

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    References

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    • 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 60 & 94