hanner

See also: Hanner

Danish

Noun

hanner c

1. indefinite plural of han

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• hannert

Etymology

From Middle High German hinder, from Old High German hinder, northern variant of hintar, from Proto-Germanic *hinder. Cognate with German hinter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaneʀ/, [ˈhɑnɐ]

Preposition

hanner

1. after, behind

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hanner m

1. indefinite plural of hann

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhanɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhanar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhanɛr/
• Rhymes: -anɛr

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *santeros. Compare Cornish hanter, Breton hanter.

Noun

hanner m (plural haneri or hanerau, not mutable)

1. half

Derived terms

• haneru (“to halve”)
• hanerwr (“half-back”)
• hanner call (“half-witted, crazy”)
• hanner dydd (“midday”)
• hanner nos (“midnight”)

Related terms

• chwarter (“quarter”)
• traean (“third”)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hanner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

hanner

1. h-prothesized form of anner

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
anner	unchanged	unchanged	hanner
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.