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Translingual

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Symbol

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an

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-1language codeforAragonese.

English

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EnglishWikipediahas an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishan,fromOld Englishān(“a, an”,literally“one”).More atone.

Article

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an(indefinite)

  1. Form ofa(all article senses).
    1. Used before avowelsound.
      I'll be there inhalfanhour.
      'E's staying atan'otel.(compareHe's staying at a hotel.)
    2. (now quiterare)Used beforeoneand words with initial⟨u⟩,⟨eu⟩when pronounced/ju/.
      • 1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Numbers24:8:
        God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength ofanunicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
      • (Can wedatethis quote?),John Mackay Wilson,Wilson's Tales of the Borders; Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative‎[3],→OCLC,page84:
        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 thananunion of this shadowy ambition withmediocreparts and attainments! But I digress.
      • 2010March 22, Paul Taylor, “Greece Debates Revive Old European Fears and Resentments”, inThe New York Times‎[4],→ISSN,→OCLC,archived fromthe originalon2010-04-03,Inside Europe:
        President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is open toanEuropean monetary fund but would want it to raise money cheaply on capital markets and lend it to needy euro-zone countries before they faced possible default.
      • 2021April 13, Neil Vigdor, “Hank Aaron’s Name Will Replace a Confederate General’s on an Atlanta School”, inThe New York Times‎[5],→ISSN,→OCLC,archived fromthe originalonApril 14, 2021,U.S.‎[6]:
        Inanunanimous vote on Monday, the city’s school board approved removing the name of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from Forrest Hill Academy and calling the alternative school the Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.
      • 2024February 14,Lawrence O'Donnell,0:29 from the start, inLawrence: Jack Smith asks SCOTUS to move fast on Trump. Nixon case is proof they can.‎[7],MSNBC,archived fromthe originalonFebruary 15, 2024:
        Having been given seven full days, Jack Smith took exactly one day to file a forty-page response in opposition, to the Supreme Court, making the argument that there was no reason for the Supreme Court to hear Donald Trump's appeal ofanunanimous opinion by the second most important court in the country, the Washington, D.C. Federal Court of Appeals, which supported the trial judge's ruling that there is no such thing as immunity from criminal prosecution for former presidents.
      • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:an.
    3. (nonstandard)Used before/h/in a stressed or unstressed syllable.
      • 1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Psalms40:1–2:
        1 I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my crie.
        2 He brought me vp also out ofanhorrible pit, out of the mirie clay, and set my feete vpon a rock, and established my goings.
      • 1693,Robert Morden,“Of China”, inGeography Rectified; or a Description of the World‎[8],3rd edition,→OCLC,page441:
        The Province ofNanking,by theTartarscalledKiangnan,is the ſecond in honour, in magnitude and fertility in allChina:It is divided into 14 great Territories, having Cities and Townsanhundred and ten;Nanking,orKiangningbeing theMetropolis;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”, inCurrent Soviet Policies‎[9],New York:Frederick A. Praeger,→ISSN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page254:
        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 gainedanhistoric victory a few years ago.
      • 1972May 28, 3:30 from the start, inPresident Nixon addresses the Soviet People live from the Kremlin‎[10],spoken byRichard Nixon,archived fromthe originalon22 December 2015:
        We have agreed on joint ventures in space. We have agreed on ways of working together to protect the environment, to advance health, to cooperate in science and technology. We have agreed on means of preventing incidents at sea. We have established a commission to expand trade between our two nations. Most important, we have takenanhistoric first step in the limitation of nuclear strategic arms.
      • 2022June 29,David Pakman,0:00 from the start, inTrump Assaulted Secret Service Agent, Smeared Ketchup on Wall‎[11],archived fromthe originalon30 June 2022:
        Well yesterday wasanhistoric day. Uh, there was last minute testimony scheduled in the January 6th committee from a former aide to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows.
    4. (nonstandard,British,West Country)Used before all consonants.
Usage notes
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Main appendix:English articles#Indefinite articles
  • In standard English, the articleanis used before vowel sounds, whileais used before consonant sounds. Alternatively,ancan be found before an unstressed syllable beginning with/h/,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,ancould also be found beforeoneand before many words with initial⟨u⟩,⟨eu⟩(now pronounced with initial/juː/,/jʊ/,/jə/), such aseunuch,unique,andutility.This is because those initial letters were pronounced as vowels. In writing,anremained usual before such words until the 19th century -- long after these words acquired initial consonant sounds in standard English. This is still occasionally seen.[2]
  • In the other direction,acan occur before a vowel in nonstandard (often dialectal) speech and in its written representations. Example: "ain't this a innerestin sitchation" (Moira Young,Blood Red Road).
  • The various article senses ofaare all senses ofan.
Derived terms
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Translations
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Seean/translations § Article.

Numeral

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an

  1. (nonstandard,British,West Country)one

References

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  1. ^Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage(2015,→ISBN,page 2: "Before words beginning withh[...] the standard modern approach is to usea(neveran) together with an aspiratedh[...], but not to demur if others useanwith minimal or nil aspiration given to the followingh(an historic/әn (h)ɪsˈtɒrɪk/,an horrific/әn (h)ɒˈrɪfɪk/, etc.). "Fowler'sgoes on to source the 6% figure to Wells (third edition, 2008).
  2. ^“a,adj.”,inOED OnlinePaid subscription required⁠,Oxford, Oxfordshire:Oxford University Press,June 2008.

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishan(“and, if”).Doubletofand.

Conjunction

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an

  1. (archaic)If
  2. (archaic)So long as.
    Anit harm none, do what ye will.
  3. (archaic)As if; as though.
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Translations
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromGeorgianან(an).

Noun

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an(pluralans)

  1. The firstletterof theGeorgianalphabet,ა(Mkhedruli),Ⴀ(Asomtavruli) orⴀ(Nuskhuri).

Etymology 4

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From theOld Englishan,on(preposition).

Preposition

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an

  1. In each; to or for each;per.
    I was only going twenty milesanhour.
Usage notes
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  • This is the same as the wordain such contexts, modified because of preceding a vowel sound (after an unpronouncedh).The train was speeding along at a mileaminute.
Synonyms
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Translations
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References

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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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an

  1. (Western Cape)Alternative form ofaan

Ainu

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Etymology

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Similar toJapaneseある(aru).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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an(Kana spellingアン)

  1. (intransitive,copulative)toexist,be(somewhere);there is
    Aynuanruwe ne.
    There isan Ainu.

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  • ne(“to be”)

Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly a metaphorical use ofanë(“vessel”).

Noun

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anm(definiteani)

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

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Noun

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an

  1. haunch

Aromanian

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Etymology

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FromLatinannus.CompareRomanianan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ann(pluralanjorenj)

  1. year
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Asturian

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Etymology

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From a contraction of the prepositionen(“in”)+ prepositiona(“to”).

Contraction

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an

  1. (optional)towardsinside
    Voi an ca Catuxa
    I'm going inside Catuxa's house
    Voi p'an ca Xepe
    I'm going to Xepe's house

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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FromArabicآن(ʔān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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an(definite accusativeanı,pluralanlar)

  1. moment

Declension

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Declension ofan
singular plural
nominative an
 anlar
definite accusative anı
 anları
dative ana
 anlara
locative anda
 anlarda
ablative andan
 anlardan
definite genitive anın
 anların
Possessive forms ofan
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”) anıoranları 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”) anınıoranlarını 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”) anınaoranlarına 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”) anındaoranlarında 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”) anındanoranlarından 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”) anınınoranlarının anlarının

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Bambara

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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an

  1. we

Bikol Central

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Central Philippine*aŋ.Cognate withCebuanoang,Hiligaynonang,Tagalogang,Waray-Warayan.

Further etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship toProto-Malayo-Polynesian*a(“direct marker”),fromProto-Austronesian*a(“direct marker”)with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. CompareKapampanganing.

Particle

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an(Basahan spellingᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. direct marker for all general nouns other than personal proper nouns
    Nagdalagananlalaki pasiring sa baybayon.
    Theman ran towards the shore.
    Kinakan kan ikosansira. (Naga)
    Kinaon kan ikosansira. (Legazpi)
    The cat atethefish.
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  • This particle is analyzed as the definite article (i.e.,the) when used alone, and the indefinite article (i.e.,aoran) when used with the numeral "saro".
    Ansaldang. (Naga)
    Analdaw. (Legazpi)
    Thesun.
    An sarongtawo.
    Aperson.
  • Specific nouns are marked with "si"or"su".
  • Direct personal proper nouns (primarily names) are marked with "si".

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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'an(Basahan spellingᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. Clipping ofiyan.

Bourguignon

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Etymology 1

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FromLatinannus.

Noun

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anm(pluralans)

  1. year
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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FromLatinin.

Preposition

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an

  1. in
Synonyms
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Etymology 3

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FromLatininde.

Pronoun

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an

  1. used to indicate an indefinite quantity,ofit,ofthem
    J'anveus deus
    I want twoof them
    J'anseus seur
    I am sureof it

Breton

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Alternative forms

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Article

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an

  1. the

Chuukese

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Determiner

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an

  1. third person singular possessive;his,hers,its(used with general-class objects)
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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

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an

  1. path,road

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanein,fromOld High Germanein,fromProto-Germanic*ainaz.Cognate withGermanein,Dutcheen,Englishone,Icelandiceinn.

Article

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an

  1. (Sette Comuni)a,an
    angamègalndar mann―amarried man
  2. (Luserna)obliquemasculineofa
    I hånanpruadar un a sbestar.―I haveabrother and a sister.

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Conjunction

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an

  1. (Sette Comuni)that(introduces a subordinate clause)
    Khömmeandar sbaighe.
    Tell himthathe needs to shut up.

References

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  • “an” inMartalar, 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

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Etymology

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FromProto-Celtic*sindos.

Article

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an

  1. the(definite article)

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Ultimately fromArabicآن(ʔān).

Noun

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an

  1. moment

Declension

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

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002)Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk[Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[12],Simferopol: Dolya,→ISBN

Czech

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Etymology

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InheritedfromOld Czechan.Bysurface analysis,univerbationofa+‎on.

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Pronoun

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an

  1. (relative,archaic)which,who,as
    Synonyms:který,jenž,jak,když
    Bělá se tam, bělá žena,anamalé dítě nese.―A white form can be seen there, a white womanwhois carrying a child.
    Vidíš-li poutníka,andlouhou lučinou spěchá ku cíli, než červánky pohynou?―Do you see a traveller hastening ere the twilight passes away across the long meadows towards a destination?

Declension

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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

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an

  1. (archaic)when,while
    Antak mluvili, ruce se jim chvěly.―Asthey were speaking, their hands quivered.
  2. (archaic)because
    Ulehčilo se mi,anjsem byla uspokojena, že sama trpím.―I was relieved,forit satisfied me that I myself do suffer.

Further reading

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  • “an”,inPříruční slovník jazyka českého(in Czech),1935–1957
  • “an”,inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého(in Czech),1960–1971, 1989

Danish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromMiddle Low GermananandGermanan,fromProto-Germanic*ana(“on, at”),cognate withEnglishonand doublet ofDanishå,Danishpå.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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an

  1. on(only used in lexicalized expressions)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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an

  1. imperativeofane

Egyptian

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Romanization

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an

  1. Manuel de Codage transliterationofꜥn.

Elfdalian

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsehann.Cognate withSwedishhan.

Pronoun

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anm

  1. he

Emilian

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Emiliano-RomagnoloWikipediahas an article on:
Wikipediaeml

Etymology

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FromLatinannus.

Noun

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anm

  1. year

Fordata

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaən,fromProto-Austronesian*kaən.

Verb

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an

  1. toeat

References

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

Franco-Provençal

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Franco-ProvençalWikipediahas an article on:
Wikipediafrp

Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinannus.

Noun

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anm(pluralans)(ORB, broad)

  1. year

Derived terms

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References

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  • anin DicoFranPro:Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal– ondicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • anin Lo trèsor Arpitan – onarpitan.eu

French

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Etymology

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FromOld French,fromLatinannus,fromProto-Italic*atnos,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂et-no-,probably from*h₂et-(“to go”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anm(pluralans)

  1. year

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Friulian

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Etymology

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FromLatinannus.

Noun

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anm(pluralagns)

  1. year

Fula

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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an(singular)

  1. (possessive)Alternative form ofam(my).
Usage notes
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Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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an

  1. second person singular emphatic pronounyou
Usage notes
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References

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Fuyug

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Noun

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an(pluralaning)

  1. man

References

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

German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanan(e),fromOld High Germanana,fromProto-West Germanic*ana,fromProto-Germanic*ana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/an/,[ʔan]
  • A lengthened form/aːn/is possible in non-prepositional uses, e.g. in the prefixan-or the adverbdaran.This was formerly widespread, but is now chiefly restricted to Austria and Switzerland (where it is optional). Compare similarly the distinction betweeninandein-.

Preposition

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an[withdative]

  1. (local)on;upon;at;in;against
    Das Bild hängtander Wand.―The picture hangsonthe wall.
  2. by;near;closeto;nextto
  3. (temporal,with days or times of day)on;in;at
    Wir treffen uns am (andem) Dienstag.
    We're meetingonTuesday.
    Ich werde sie am (andem) Abend sehen.
    I will see herinthe evening.
  4. (temporal)a;per;only used with the wordTag(“day”),otherwise usein
    zweimalamTag―twiceaday

Preposition

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an[withaccusative]

  1. on;onto
    Ich hänge das Bildandie Wand.―I hang the pictureonthe wall.
  2. at;against
    Schauen Sieandie Tafel.―Lookatthe blackboard.
  3. to;for
    Ein BriefanAnna.―A letterforAnna.

Preposition

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an[withdativeoraccusative]

  1. (any relation to an object or attribute regardless of time and space)of,on,in,for,about
    aneinem Roman schreiben―to writeona novel
    MangelanLebensmitteln―lackoffood
    Alle Menschen sind frei und gleichanWürde und Rechten geboren―All human beings are born free and equalindignity and rights.
    Er ist schuldandem Unglück―He is responsibleforthe misfortune
    Das mag ich nichtanihm―I don't like thatabouthim

Usage notes

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  • Usually used to refer to something being on a vertical surface, as opposed toauf,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 toam(“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 toans(“on the”)if not emphasized.

Adverb

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an

  1. onward;on
    von heutean―from todayon

Adjective

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an(indeclinable,predicative only)

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

Declension

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Indeclinable, predicative-only.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Girawa

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Noun

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an

  1. water

Further reading

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  • Patricia Lillie,Girawa Dictionary

Gothic

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Romanization

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an

  1. Romanization of𐌰𐌽

Haitian Creole

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromFrenchun.

Article

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an

  1. the(definite article)
Usage notes
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Use this word when:

  • It modifies a singular noun, and
  • It is preceded by a word that ends with either:
See also
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Etymology 2

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FromFrenchan(“year”).

Noun

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an

  1. year
Synonyms
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Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishon,Germanan.Decision no.759, Progreso V.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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an

  1. at,on(indicates contiguity, juxtaposition)
    Me pendis pikturianla parieto.―I hung paintingsonthe wall.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Progreso IV(in Ido),1911–1912,page409,523,591,622
  • Progreso V(in Ido),1912–1913,page659

Irish

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Irishin,fromProto-Celtic*sindos.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ənˠ/,(between consonants)/ə/,(beforea/á, o/ó, u/ú)/ə.n̪ˠ-/,(beforee/é,i/í)/ə.n̠ʲ-/

Article

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an

  1. the
    ant-uisce―the water
    anbhean―the woman
    anpháiste―of the child
    agangcailín/chailín―at the girl
Declension
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Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative anT anL naH
Genitive anL naH naE
Dative anD anD naH
D: Triggerslenitionafterde,do,andi(except ofd, t), no mutation withidir,andeclipsisotherwise (varies by dialect);
slenites tots;salways lenites with feminine nouns, even with prepositions that normally trigger eclipsis, but does
not lenite at all with masculine nouns
E: Triggerseclipsis
H: Triggersh-prothesis
L: Triggerslenition(except ofd, t;slenites tots)
T: Triggerst-prothesis

Etymology 2

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FromOld Irishin.

Pronunciation

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

Particle

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an(triggerseclipsis;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
    Anbhfuil tú ag éisteacht?―Are you listening?
    Níl a fhios agamanbhfuil sé anseo.―I don’t know if/whether he is here.
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  • ar(used with the past tense of regular and some irregular verbs)

Particle

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an

  1. used to introduce copular questions, both direct and indirect, in the present/future tense
    Anmaith leat bainne?―Do you like milk?
    Níl a fhios agamané Conchúr a chonaic mé.―I don’t know if it’s Connor whom I saw.
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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 dámba,dámb’v
de/do dar,darbv dar,darbhv
faoi faoinar,faoinarbv faoinar,faoinarbhv
i inar,inarbv inar,inarbhv
le lenar,lenarbv lenar,lenarbhv
má más mába,máb’v
mura mura,murabv murar,murarbhv
ó(prep.) ónar,ónarbv ónar,ónarbhv
ó(conj.) ós óba,ób’v
trí trínar,trínarbv trínar,trínarbhv
vUsed before vowel sounds

Etymology 3

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Verb

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an(present analyticanann,future analyticanfaidh,verbal nounanacht,past participleanta)

  1. (transitive,intransitive)Alternative form offan(“stay, wait, remain”)
Conjugation
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conjugation ofan(first conjugation– A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present anaim ananntú;
anair† 		anannsé, sí anaimid anannsibh anannsiad;
anaid† 		aanann;aanas/
an-anann* 		antar
past d'anmé;d'anas/
anmé‡;anas‡ 		d'antú;d'anais/
antú;anais‡ 		d'ansé, sí /
ansé, sí‡ 		d'anamar;d'anmuid /
anamar;anmuid‡ 		d'ansibh;d'anabhair/
ansibh;
anabhair‡ 		d'ansiad;d'anadar/
ansiad;anadar‡ 		ad'an/
aran* 		anadh;
hanadh†
past habitual d'anainn/
anainn‡;n-anainn‡‡ 		d'antá/
antá‡;n-antᇇ 		d'anadhsé, sí /
anadhsé, sí‡;n-anadhsé, s퇇 		d'anaimis;d'anadhmuid /
anaimis;anadhmuid‡;n-anaimis‡‡;n-anadhmuid‡‡ 		d'anadhsibh /
anadhsibh‡;n-anadhsibh‡‡ 		d'anaidís;d'anadhsiad /
anaidís;anadhsiad‡;n-anaidís‡‡;n-anadhsiad‡‡ 		ad'anadh/
an-anadh* 		d'antaí/
antaí‡;n-anta퇇
future anfaidhmé;
anfad 		anfaidhtú;
anfair† 		anfaidhsé, sí anfaimid;
anfaidhmuid 		anfaidhsibh anfaidhsiad;
anfaid† 		aanfaidh;aanfas/
an-anfaidh* 		anfar
conditional d'anfainn/anfainn‡;n-anfainn‡‡ d'anfá/anfá‡;n-anfᇇ d'anfadhsé, sí /anfadhsé, sí‡;n-anfadhsé, s퇇 d'anfaimis;d'anfadhmuid /anfaimis‡;anfadhmuid‡;n-anfaimis‡‡;n-anfadhmuid‡‡ d'anfadhsibh /anfadhsibh‡;n-anfadhsibh‡‡ d'anfaidís;d'anfadhsiad /anfaidís‡;anfadhsiad‡;n-anfaidís‡‡;n-anfadhsiad‡‡ ad'anfadh/
an-anfadh* 		d'anfaí/anfaí‡;n-anfa퇇
subjunctive present gon-anamé;
gon-anad† 		gon-anatú;
gon-anair† 		gon-anasé, sí gon-anaimid;
gon-anamuid 		gon-anasibh gon-anasiad;
gon-anaid† 		— gon-antar
past dán-anainn dán-antá dán-anadhsé, sí dán-anaimis;
dán-anadhmuid 		dán-anadhsibh dán-anaidís;
dán-anadhsiad 		— dán-antaí
imperative anaim an anadhsé, 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 triggereclipsis(exceptan)

Etymology 4

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Particle

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an

  1. Alternative form ofa(used before numbers when counting)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis withh-prothesis witht-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

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology 1

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DerivedfromEnglishhand.

Noun

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an(pluralan dem,quantifiedan)

  1. hand
    • 2012,Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment,Edinburgh: DJB, published2012,→ISBN,Maak3:5:
      So im se tu di man se, “Chrech out yuan.”Di man chrech out iman,an imanget beta.
      Then he told the man, “Hold out yourhand.”The man held out hishand,and hishandwas healed.

Etymology 2

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DerivedfromEnglishand.

Conjunction

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an

  1. and
    • 2012,Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment,Edinburgh: DJB, published2012,→ISBN,Aks15:35:
      Bot PaalanBaanabas tan a Antiyakantiichanpriich Gad wod.Annof muor tiichaanpriicha did iina di choch.
      But PaulandBarnabas stayed in Antioch,andtaughtandproclaimed the word of God along with many others.

Further reading

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  • anat majstro.com

Japanese

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Romanization

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an

  1. Rōmajitranscription ofあん

Juǀ'hoan

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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an(upper caseAn)

  1. Aletterof the Juǀ'hoanalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Ladin

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Etymology

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FromLatinannus.

Noun

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anm(pluralani)

  1. year

Latin

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Etymology

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FromProto-Italic*an,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂en.Cognate withLithuanianangu(“or”),Gothic𐌰𐌽(an,“so? now?”).May also be related toAncient Greekἄν(án,particle),Sanskritअना(anā́),Avestan𐬀𐬥𐬁(anā),Lithuaniananàs,Albaniana,Proto-Slavic*onъ.[1]

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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an

  1. or,orwhether(A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.)
    1. in disjunctive interrogations
      1. direct
        1. (introduced byutrum(“whether”))
        2. (introduced by-ne(interrogative enclitic))
        3. (introduced bynonne(“[is it] not”))
        4. (introduced bynum(interrogative particle))
        5. (without an introductory particle)
      2. indirect
        1. (introduced byutrum(“whether”))
        2. (introduced by-ne,interrogative enclitic)
        3. (introduced byan)
        4. (without an introductory particle)
      3. orrather,or on thecontrary(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, asan potius
      4. or, or rather, orindeed,orperhaps(where, as is frequent, the first part of the interrogation is not expressed, but is to be supplied from the context,anbegins the interrogation, but it does not begin an absolute –i.e.,non-disjunctive – interrogation)
      5. (in the phrasean nōn)ornot
        1. in direct questions
        2. in indirect questions
      6. (in the phrasean ne)pleonastic usageforan
        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 theAugusteanperiod)standing forsīve
      4. where the first disjunctive clause is to be supplied from the general idea or whereanstands forutrumornecne
      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 withan,the expressionshaud sciō an,nesciō an,anddubitō anincline 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 withandesignates directly the opposite, the more improbable, the negative; in which casenesciō an,haud sciō an,etc., like the EnglishI know not whether,signify “I think that not”, “I believe that not”, etc.

Usage notes

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  • Used withutrum(“whether”)in the constructionutrum...an(“whether...or”):
    Nescio quid intersit, utrum nunc veniam,anad decem annos.
    I know not what matter it is, whether I come noworafter ten years.

Derived terms

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References

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  • ăninCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aninGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894)Latin Phrase-Book‎[14],London:Macmillan and Co.
    • to offer a person the alternative of... or..:optionem alicui dare, utrum...an
    • it is a debated point whether... or..:in contentione ponitur, utrum...an
    • it is a difficult point, disputed question:magna quaestio est(followed by an indirect question)
    • to keep, celebrate a festival:diem festum agere(of an individual)
  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

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Noun

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an

  1. fresh water

References

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  • Malcolm Ross, Andrew Pawley, Meredith Osmond,The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic→ISBN,2007)
  • Blust'sAustronesian Comparative Dictionary(asʔan)

Low German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low Germanan,fromOld Saxonan,ana,fromProto-Germanic*an,*ana.

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

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an

  1. on
  2. to,at

Inflection

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Pronominal adverbs ofan
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

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an

  1. on

See also

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromOld High Germanindi.

Conjunction

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an

  1. and

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Germanic*in.

Preposition

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an

  1. in

Mandarin

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Romanization

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an

  1. Nonstandardspelling ofān.
  2. Nonstandardspelling ofán.
  3. Nonstandardspelling ofǎn.
  4. Nonstandardspelling ofàn.

Usage notes

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

Middle Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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an

  1. Alternative form ofāne

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/a(n)/(see usage notes)

Etymology 1

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    An unstressed form ofoon(“one”),from the occasional use ofOld Englishān(“one”)as an article.

    Article

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    an

    1. a,an(indefinitearticle):
      1. Anyexampleorinstanceof athing.
      2. Acertainorparticularthing.
      3. Any,every;severalor allinstancesof a thing.
    2. Used in conjunction withnumerals(especiallyhundred,thousend)
    Usage notes
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    • In later non-Northern Middle English,ais usually found before consonants other than/h/,whileanis usually found preceding vowels and/h/.However,anoften 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
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    Declension ofan(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
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    • English:an,a
    • Scots:a
    • Yola:a,e
    References
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    Etymology 2

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    Preposition

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    an

    1. Alternative form ofin

    Etymology 3

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    Conjunction

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    an

    1. Alternative form ofand

    Etymology 4

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    Numeral

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    an

    1. Alternative form ofoon

    Etymology 5

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    Verb

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    an

    1. Alternative form ofhaven

    Middle French

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    Etymology

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    FromOld Frenchan,fromLatinannus.

    Noun

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    anm(pluralans)

    1. year

    Descendants

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    Middle Welsh

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    Pronunciation

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    Determiner

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    an

    1. Alternative form ofyn

    Mirandese

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    Etymology

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    FromLatinin.

    Preposition

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    an

    1. in
    2. on

    Mòcheno

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    Article

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    an

    1. obliquemasculineofa

    Derived terms

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    References

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    Norman

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    Etymology

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    FromOld Frenchan,fromLatinannus.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    anm(pluralans)

    1. (Guernsey,Jersey)year

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

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    Northern Kurdish

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    Etymology

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    ConferPersianیا(yâ).

    Pronunciation

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    Conjunction

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    an(Arabic spellingئان)

    1. or
      Synonym:(after a word ending in a vowel)yan

    References

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    • Chyet, Michael L.(2020) “an”,inFerhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary(Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press,page 8

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    an

    1. imperativeofane

    Anagrams

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    Occitan

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld Occitanan,fromLatinannus.

    Noun

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    anm(pluralans)

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

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

    Verb

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    an

    1. third-personpluralpresentindicativeofaver

    Old Czech

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    Etymology

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    Univerbationofa+‎on.

    Pronunciation

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    Conjunction

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    an

    1. connects clauses;andthat/he
    2. connects contrastive clauses;butthat/he
    3. introduces a temporal clause of recency;ashejust(was)

    Declension

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    Declension ofan
    singular
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative an ana ano
    genitive — — —
    dative — — —
    accusative —, — — —
    locative — — —
    instrumental — — —
    dual
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ana aně
    genitive —
    dative —
    accusative — —
    locative —
    instrumental —
    plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ani any ana
    genitive —
    dative —
    accusative — —
    locative —
    instrumental —

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    Old English

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

    Etymology 1

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      FromProto-West Germanic*ain,fromProto-Germanic*ainaz.

      Germanic cognates includeOld Frisianān,Old Saxonēn,Old High Germanein,Old Norseeinn,Gothic𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃(ains).The Indo-European root is also the source ofLatinūnus,Ancient Greekοἶος(oîos),Old Irishoen.

      Pronunciation

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      Numeral

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      ān

      1. one
        • "Gospel of Saint John",chapter 10, verse 30
          Ic and Fæder syntān.
          I and Father areone.
        • c. 973,Æthelwold'stranslationof theRule of Saint Benedict,quotingGalatians 3:28
          Ġe þēo ġe frēo, eall wē sind on Cristeān.
          Slave or free, we are allonein Christ.
        • c. 990,Wessex Gospels,Mark 14:37
          Þā cōm hē and fand hīe slǣpende, and cwæþ tō Petre, "Simon, slǣpst þū? Ne meahtest þūānetīd wacian? "
          Then he came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake foronehour? "
        • early 12th century,the Peterborough Chronicle,year 1100
          On morgen æfter Hlāfmæssedæġe wearþ sē cyning Willelm on huntoþe fram hisānummenn mid āne flāne ofsċoten.
          On the morning after Lammas day, King William was out hunting when he was shot with an arrow byoneof his servants.
      Declension
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      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

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      ān

      1. acertain
      2. (uncommon)a,an(indefinite article)

      Adjective

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      ān

      1. only
        Ne bēoþ wē ġeboren ūs selfumānum.
        We aren't born for ourselvesalone.
        Mæġ man sprecan be rīmum ġif þingānsind?
        Can we speak of numbers if there areonlythings?
        • 11th century,Durham Proverbs,no. 22
          Earg mæġ þætānþæt hē him ondrǣde.
          A coward canonlydo one thing: fear.
        • c. 995,Ælfric,Extracts on Grammar in English
          Ānetwā word sind þǣre fēorðan ġeþīednesse: eō ( "iċ gange" ), īs ( "þū gǣst" ); queō ( "iċ mæġ" ), quīs ( "þū meaht" ).
          Onlytwo 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 þonāneþe 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, notjustfor breaking the Sabbath, but for saying God was his father, and making himself equal to God.
        • c. 1000,"The Battle of Maldon",lines 94-95
          Godānawāt hwā þǣre wælstōwe wealdan mōte.
          OnlyGod knows who is destined to control the battlefield.
        • "The Fortunes of Men",lines 8-9
          Godānawāt hwæt him weaxendum wintra bringaþ.
          Godonlyknows what the years will bring to the growing child.
      2. alone
        Neart þū ġenōg eald þæt þūānaon sund gā.
        You're not old enough to go swimmingby yourself.
        Iċ slǣpeāna.
        I sleepalone.
      Usage notes
      [edit]

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

      Declension
      [edit]
      Declension ofān— 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 ofān— 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

      Adverb

      [edit]

      ān

      1. only
        • 995.Anglo-Saxon Gospels,Translation,Gospel of Saint Matthew, chapter 8, verse 8.
          Ðā andswarode sē hundredes ealdor and ðus cwæþ, Drihten, ne eom ic wyrðe, ðæt ðū ingange under mīne þecene; ac cweþ ðīnānword, and mīn cnapa biþ ġehǣled.
          Then answered the centurion, and said thus, Lord, I am not worthy, that you enter under my roof; but say your wordonly,and my boy will be healed.

      Noun

      [edit]

      ānn

      1. one(digit or figure)
      Declension
      [edit]
      Declension ofān(strong a-stem)
      Case Singular Plural
      nominative ān ān
      accusative ān ān
      genitive ānes āna
      dative āne ānum
      Derived terms
      [edit]
      Descendants
      [edit]
      See also
      [edit]

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an

      1. Alternative form ofon

      References

      [edit]

      Old French

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromLatinannus.

      Noun

      [edit]

      anoblique singular,m(oblique pluralanz,nominative singularanz,nominative pluralan)

      1. year
      [edit]

      Descendants

      [edit]

      Old Frisian

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Numeral

      [edit]

      ān

      1. Alternative form ofēn

      References

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

      Old Irish

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Pronoun

      [edit]

      an(triggerseclipsis,takes a leniting relative clause)

      1. Alternative form ofa
        • c.800–825,Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus 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·daasanro·chluinemmar hua chluasaib.
          What we see with the eyes is more certain for us thanwhatwe hear with the ears.

      Verb

      [edit]

      ·an

      1. third-personsingularpreteriteconjunctofanaid

      Verb

      [edit]

      an

      1. second-personsingularimperativeofanaid

      Mutation

      [edit]
      Old Irish mutation
      Radical Lenition Nasalization
      an
      (pronounced with/h/inh-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

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      Ultimately fromProto-Germanic*þan,possibly through*þannai,whence cognate withOld Englishþonne(“than”).For similar loss ofþ-compareatfrom earlierProto-Norseᚦᚨᛏ(þat),ᚦᛡᛏ(þᴀt).

      Conjunction

      [edit]

      an

      2. than

      Descendants

      [edit]
      • ⇒Old Norse:en
        • Icelandic:en
        • Norwegian Nynorsk:enn
        • Norwegian Bokmål:enn
        • Old Swedish:æn
        • Danish:end

      Old Occitan

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromLatinannus(“year”).

      Noun

      [edit]

      anm(oblique pluralans,nominative singularans,nominative pluralan)

      1. year

      Descendants

      [edit]
      • Occitan:an

      Old Polish

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      Univerbationofa+‎on.[1]First attested in 1388.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Conjunction

      [edit]

      an

      1. (attested inGreater Poland)connects clauses;andthat
        • 1888[1388], Romuald Hube, editor,Zbiór rot przysiąg sądowych poznańskich, kościańskich, kaliskich, sieradzkich, piotrkowskich i dobrzyszyckich z końca wieku XIV i pierwszych lat wieku XV‎[16],Greater Poland,page 5:
          Wlost umouil Swenthoslauem rok,angi na tem rocze ianl
          [Włost umówił z Świętosławem rok,anji na tem roce jął]
      2. (attested inGreater Poland)connects contrastive clauses;butthat
        • 1887, 1889[1391], Józef Lekszycki, editor,Die ältesten großpolnischen Grodbücher,volume I, number1014,Poznań:
          Pani Helska Vøczenczovim ludzem czinila zaplaczena podlug vgednana,anigey ne chczeli przyøcz
          [Pani Helżka Więcencowym ludziem czyniła zapłacenia podług ujednania,anijej nie chcieli przyjąć]
      3. (attested inMasovia)introduces a temporal clause of recency;asitjust(was)
        • 1879[1417], Jan Tadeusz Lubomirski, editor,Księga ziemi czerskiej 1404-1425. Liber terrae Cernensis‎[17],Masovia,page178:
          Wanczlaw wszal voli Yanowi na ych dzedzine,anczski berze
          [Więcław wziął woły Janowi na ich dziedzinie,ancki bierze]

      References

      [edit]
      1. ^J. Karłowicz,A. Kryński,W. Niedźwiedzki,editors (1900), “an”,inSłownik języka polskiego(in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page33
      • B. Sieradzka-Baziur,Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “an”,inSłownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego[Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków:IJP PAN,→ISBN

      Old Saxon

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromProto-Germanic*an.

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an

      1. on,in

      Proto-Norse

      [edit]

      Romanization

      [edit]

      an

      1. Romanization ofᚨᚾ

      Romanian

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromLatinannus(“year”),fromProto-Italic*atnos,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂et-no-,probably from*h₂et-(“to go”).CompareMegleno-RomaniananandAromanianan.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Noun

      [edit]

      anm(pluralanior(obsolete)ai)

      1. year

      Declension

      [edit]
      Declension ofan
      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

      [edit]

      References

      [edit]

      Romansch

      [edit]

      Alternative forms

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

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromLatinannus.

      Noun

      [edit]

      anm(pluralans)

      1. (Puter)year

      Sardinian

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an

      1. (Nuorese)Alternative form ofa,used before words starting withd-
        • 1896,Egidio Bellorini, “Non temere; io torno e ti sposo”, inCanti popolari amorosi raccolti a Nuoro,Bergamo, section 153,page79,lines1–4:
          Sette calonicheḍḍos
          Falan a Ffiniscole
          A ffacher ẓibbileu
          Andommo de una monẓa.
          Seven priests go down toSiniscola,to have a jubileeata nun's house.

      References

      [edit]
      • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “a2”,inDizionario etimologico sardo,Heidelberg

      Saterland Frisian

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromOld Frisianan,fromProto-West Germanic*an,fromProto-Germanic*an.Cognates includeWest FrisianoanandGermanan.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an(neuter or distal adverbdeeran,proximal adverbhieran,interrogative adverbwieran)

      1. on
        Mien Jasse hongetandän Hoake.―My jacket is hangingonthe hook.
      2. at
        Iek sitteandän Disk.―I'm sittingatthe table.
      3. next to
        Iek sitteanmien Suster.―I'm sittingnext tomy sister.
      4. towards,to
        Dät Boot isanLound kemen.―The boat came ashore(literally, “The boat has cometoland.”)
      5. of,from
        Mien Bääsje isanKanker stúurven.―My grandmother diedofcancer.
      6. about,circa
        Iek häbeando fjautig Ljudene blouked.―I have seenaboutforty people.

      Adjective

      [edit]

      an

      1. on,switched on,burning
        Dät Fjúur isan.―The fire isburning.
        Ju Laampe isan.―The lamp isswitched on.

      References

      [edit]
      • Marron C. Fort (2015) “an”,inSaterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht,Buske,→ISBN

      Scots

      [edit]

      Etymology 1

      [edit]

      FromOld Englishand,ond,end(“and”),fromProto-Germanic*andi,*anþi,*undi,*unþi(“and, furthermore”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂énti(“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”).

      Alternative forms

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Conjunction

      [edit]

      an

      1. and
      Derived terms
      [edit]

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

      FromMiddle Englishoon,fromOld Englishān(“one”),fromProto-Germanic*ainaz,fromProto-Indo-European*óynos.Cognate toEnglishan.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Article

      [edit]

      an

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

      References

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

      Scottish Gaelic

      [edit]

      Etymology 1

      [edit]

      FromOld Irishin.Cognates includeIrishanandManxyn.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]
      • IPA(key):(beforea,o,uor a broad consonant)/ən̪ˠ/,(before broadgork)/əŋ/,(beforee,ior a slender consonant)/əɲ/,(colloquial before a consonant)/ə/
      • Hyphenation:an

      Article

      [edit]

      an

      1. the
      Declension
      [edit]
      Variation ofan(definite article)
      Masculine Feminine Plural
      nom. dat. gen. nom. dat. gen. nom. dat. gen.
      +f- am anL anL na na nam
      +m-,p-orb- am a'L a'L na na nam
      +c-org- an a'L a'L na na nan
      +sV-,sl-,sn-orsr- an anT anT na na nan
      + other consonant an an an na na nan
      + vowel anT an an naH naH nan
      LTriggers lenition;HTriggers H-prothesis;TTriggers T-prothesis

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

      FromOld Irisha.Cognates includeIrisha.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Determiner

      [edit]

      an

      1. their
      See also
      [edit]
      Scottish Gaelic possessive determiners
      Singular Plural
      +C +V +C +V
      First person moL m' ar arN
      Second person doL d' ur urN
      Third personm aL — an,am1) an
      Third personf a aH
      LTriggers lenition;HTriggers H-prothesis;NTriggers eclipsis;1)Used beforeb-,f-,m-orp-

      Etymology 3

      [edit]

      FromOld Irishi.Cognates includeIrishiandManxayns.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]
      • IPA(key):(beforea,o,uor a broad consonant)/ən̪ˠ/,(before broadgork)/əŋ/,(beforee,ior a slender consonant)/əɲ/

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an(+ dative,no mutation)

      1. in
      Usage notes
      [edit]
      • This form isnotused before nouns beginning withb,f,morp,whereamandann amare used instead.
      Inflection
      [edit]
      Personal inflection ofan
      Number Person Simple Emphatic
      Singular 1st annam annamsa
      2nd annad annadsa
      3rdm ann annsan
      3rdf innte inntese
      Plural 1st annainn annainne
      2nd annaibh annaibhse
      3rd annta anntasan
      Possessive declension ofan
      Singular Plural
      First person namL narN
      Second person nadL nurN
      Third personm naL nanN,namN 1)
      Third personf naH
      LTriggers lenition;HTriggers H-prothesis;NTriggers eclipsis;1)Used beforeb-,f-,m-orp-
      Synonyms
      [edit]
      Derived terms
      [edit]

      Etymology 4

      [edit]

      FromOld Irishin.Cognates includeIrishan.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]
      • IPA(key):(beforea,o,uor a broad consonant)/ən̪ˠ/,(before broadgork)/əŋ/,(beforee,ior a slender consonant)/əɲ/,(colloquial before a consonant)/ə/

      Particle

      [edit]

      an

      1. Used together with a dependent form of a verb to form the interrogative.
      Usage notes
      [edit]
      • Before verbs beginning withb,f,morp,the formamis used. Beforebheil(“am, is, are”),the formais also used.

      Verb

      [edit]

      an

      1. Present interrogative form ofis(the copula).
      Usage notes
      [edit]
      • Before words beginning withb,f,morp,the formamis used.
      Inflection
      [edit]
      Conjugation ofis(highly irregular, defective)
      singular plural
      first second thirdm/f first second third
      independent present ismi istu ise/i issinn issibh isiad
      past bumhi butu b'e/i businn busibh b'iad
      conditional
      negative present chamhi chatu chane/i chasinn chasibh chaniad
      past chabumhi chabutu chab'e/i chabusinn chabusibh chab'iad
      conditional
      affirmative
      interrogative       		present ammi? antu? ane/i? ansinn? ansibh? aniad?
      past ambumhi? ambutu? amb'e/i? ambusinn? ambusibh? amb'iad?
      conditional
      Negative
      interrogative       		present nachmi? nachtu? nache/i? nachsinn? nachsibh? nachiad?
      past nachbumhi? nachbutu? nachb'e/i? nachbusinn? nachbusibh? nachb'iad?
      conditional

      References

      [edit]

      Siraya

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromProto-Austronesian*-an.

      Noun

      [edit]

      an

      1. place

      Southwestern Dinka

      [edit]

      Pronoun

      [edit]

      an

      1. I

      References

      [edit]
      • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[19],2005

      Sumerian

      [edit]

      Romanization

      [edit]

      an

      1. Romanization of𒀭(an)

      Swedish

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      Borrowed fromMiddle Low GermananandGermanan,and less commonly fromEnglishon,fromProto-Germanic*ana(“on, at”),cognate withEnglishonand doublet ofSwedishå,Swedishpå.

      Adverb

      [edit]

      an

      1. used as a verb particle, similar to German prepositionan(“at, in, on, to”)
      [edit]

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an

      1. (accounting)to

      Anagrams

      [edit]

      Tày

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Etymology 1

      [edit]

      FromChineseAn(ān).

      Adjective

      [edit]

      an(An)

      1. peaceful;undisturbed
        dú bấuan―to live unpeacefully
        Mí đảyanslắc vằn.
        I can't have a singlepeacefulday.
      Derived terms
      [edit]

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

      Verb

      [edit]

      an

      1. tomanageto do something; tofend for oneself
        Aný ngòi.―Manageit.

      Etymology 3

      [edit]

      Noun

      [edit]

      an

      1. saddle;howdah
        anchạng―howdah
        annăng đây―good leathersaddle

      References

      [edit]
      • Lương Bèn (2011)Từ điển Tày-Việt[Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[20][21](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]‎[22](in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
      • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910)Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français[Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[23](in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

      Tedim Chin

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromProto-Kuki-Chin*ʔan(“vegetables”),fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*h(y)an.

      Noun

      [edit]

      an

      1. food

      References

      [edit]
      • Zomi Ordbogbased on the work of D.L. Haokip

      Torres Strait Creole

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      FromEnglishhand.

      Noun

      [edit]

      an

      1. hand,lower arm
      2. flipper

      Turkish

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Etymology 1

      [edit]

      FromOttoman Turkishآن(an),fromArabicآن(ʔān).

      Noun

      [edit]

      an(definite accusativeanı,pluralanlar)

      1. moment
        • 1939February 14, “Acaba İspanyada Krallık iade edilecek mi!”, inAydin,page 1:
          İnglitere Fransa ile Frankoyu tanımak üzeredir. Bu kararı iki hükümet birandailan edecektir.
          (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)
      Declension
      [edit]
      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
      [edit]

      References

      [edit]

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

      Verb

      [edit]

      an

      1. second-personsingularimperativeofanmak

      Vietnamese

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      Sino-Vietnameseword fromAn(“tranquil”).The character can also be read asyên,a form of probable Northern origin.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Romanization

      [edit]

      an

      1. Sino-Vietnamesereading ofAn

      Derived terms

      [edit]
      Derived terms

      Anagrams

      [edit]

      Vilamovian

      [edit]
      Vilamovian cardinal numbers
      1 2 >
      Cardinal:an

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Conjunction

      [edit]

      an

      1. and
      [edit]

      Numeral

      [edit]

      ān

      1. one
      [edit]

      Waray-Waray

      [edit]

      Etymology

      [edit]

      From Proto-Central Philippine*aŋ.Cognate withCebuanoang,Hiligaynonang,Tagalogang,Bikol Centralan.

      Further etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship toProto-Malayo-Polynesian*a(“direct marker”),fromProto-Austronesian*a(“direct marker”)with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. CompareKapampanganing.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Particle

      [edit]

      an

      1. direct marker for all general nouns other than personal proper nouns
        Midalagananlalaki paingon ha baybayon.
        Theman ran towards the shore.
        Gikaon han iringanisda.
        The cat atethefish.

      Usage notes

      [edit]
      • This particle is analyzed as the definite article (i.e.,the) when used alone, and the indefinite article (i.e.,aoran) when used with the numeral "usa"plus" ka "that quantifies an object/object that it modifies.
        Anadlaw.
        Thesun.
        An usaka tawo.
        Aperson.
      • Specific nouns are marked with "si".
      • Direct personal proper nouns (primarily names) are marked with "si".

      Yola

      [edit]

      Etymology 1

      [edit]

      FromMiddle Englishan,fromOld Englishand,ond,end,fromProto-Germanic*andi,*anþi.

      Alternative forms

      [edit]

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Conjunction

      [edit]

      an

      1. and
        • 1867,GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY,page31:
          Coardhedanrecoardhed.
          Searchedandresearched.

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

      Preposition

      [edit]

      an

      1. Alternative form ofon
        • 1867,“A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY,number 1, page84:
          Lidge w'ouseana milagh, tis gaay an louthee:
          Lie with usonthe clover, 'tis fair and sheltered:

      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, published1867

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      Pronunciation

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      Pronoun

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      an

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

      Pronoun

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      án

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

      See also

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      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 foryín,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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