uan

See also: UAN, úan, and ūan

Translingual

Symbol

uan

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kuan.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kuan terms

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Conjunction

uan

1. and

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uən̪ˠ/; /uːnˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Noun

uan m (genitive singular uain, nominative plural uain)

1. lamb

   Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan. (proverb)

   Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.

Declension

Declension of uan (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative uan uain vocative a uain a uana genitive uain uan dative uan uain forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-uan na huain genitive an uain na n-uan dative leis an uan don uan leis na huain

Derived terms

• uainín

Etymology 2

From Old Irish auen, úan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos (compare Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn which yielded Welsh ewyn, Cornish ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Modern Breton ewon) or possibly *ɸowsinos from Proto-Indo-European *pew(H)-).

Noun

uan m (genitive singular uain)

1. froth, foam

Declension

Declension of uan (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative uan vocative a uain genitive uain dative uan forms with the definite article singular nominative an t-uan genitive an uain dative leis an uan don uan

Derived terms

• uanán (“froth”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of uan

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uan	n-uan	huan	t-uan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1286; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “uan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “uan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ũãn/; (Lewis) [ʊ̃ɑ̃n]

Noun

uan m (genitive singular uain, plural uain)

1. lamb

Derived terms

• an t-uan-Càisge (“Paschal Lamb”)
• feòil-uain (“lamb meat”)
• leth-uan (“twin lamb”)
• tabh-uan (“seal pup”)
• uainfheòil (“lamb meat”)
• Uan Dhè (“Lamb of God”)
• uanan (“young lamb, little lamb”)

Mutation

Mutation of uan

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uan	n-uan	h-uan	t-uan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “uan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “uan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN