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Translingual[]

Abbreviation[]

an

  1. Template:ISO 639-1

Synonyms[]

  • arg (ISO 639-3)

English[]

Most common English words: one « so « me « #41: an » we » who » said

Pronunciation[]

  • (stressed)
  • (unstressed)
    • IPA: /ən/, SAMPA: /@n/
    • noicon
      (file)

Etymology 1[]

From Old English ān.

Article[]

An

  1. Indefinite article; used when the noun may refer to one of several possibilities. An egg could be any of several eggs, while the egg refers to a specific egg (already mentioned or known).
Usage notes[]

Template:Mainapp

  • The article an is used before vowel sounds, and a before consonant sounds.
Translations[]

Etymology 2[]

From Middle English an

Conjunction[]

Template:En-conj

  1. (archaic) If, so long as.
    An it please you, my lord.
Translations[]

Etymology 3[]

From Georgian.

Noun[]

Singular
An

Plural
{{{1}}}

An ({{{1}}})

  1. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, (mkhedruli), (asomtavruli) or (nuskhuri).

Etymology 4[]

From the Old English preposition an/on.

Preposition[]

Template:En-prep

  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 an unpronounced h. The train was speeding along at a mile a minute.
Synonyms[]
  • per
Translations[]
Most common English words: one « so « me « #41: an » we » who » said

References[]

  • Template:R:1913

Anagrams[]

  • an,
  • na, n/a, NA, n.a.

Arin[]

Noun[]

An [[Category:Template:Xrn nouns|An]]

  1. haunch

Breton[]

Article[]

An [[Category:Template:Br articles|An]]

  1. the

See also[]


Crimean Tatar[]

Noun[]

An

  1. moment

Declension[]

References[]

  • Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

Danish[]

Verb[]

An

  1. Imperative of ane.

French[]

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

An m. (plural Ans)

  1. A year.

Synonyms[]

  • année

Anagrams[]

  • an,
  • n'a

German[]

Etymology[]

From Old High German ana.

Pronunciation[]

Preposition[]

An (with an accusative or dative case object)

  1. (with a location in the dative case) on; upon; at; in; against
    Das Bild hängt an der Wand. — “The picture hangs on the wall.”
  2. (with a time in the dative case) on; in
  3. (with a dative case object) by; near; close to; next to
  4. (with a dative case object) by means of; by
  5. (with an accusative case object) on; onto
    Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. — “I hang the picture on the wall.”
  6. (with an accusative case object) at; against
    Schauen Sie an die Tafel. — “Look at the blackboard.”
  7. (with an accusative case object) to; for

Usage notes[]

  • The preposition an is used with an object in the accusative case if it indicates movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with the dative case if it indicates a location.
  • When followed by the masculine article in the dative case (i.e. dem (the)), the two words contract to am (on the) and for the neuter article in the accusative case (i.e. das (the)), the two words contract to ans (on the).

Adverb[]

An

  1. onward; on
    von heute an — “from today on”

Haitian Creole[]

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:
    • A nasal vowel, or
    • A nasal consonant and an oral (non-nasal) vowel, in that order.

See also[]


Irish[]

Etymology[]

From Template:Sga[[Category:ga:Template:Sga derivations|An]] [[in#Template:Sga|in]].

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: [ənˠ]; between consonants [ə]

Article[]

An

  1. the

Usage notes[]

  • Used in the following situations:
    nominative singular masculine (attaches t- to a vowel, e.g. an t-uisce 'the water')
    nominative singular feminine (triggers lenition, e.g. an bhean 'the woman')
    genitive singular masculine (triggers lenition, e.g. an pháiste 'of the child')
    dative singular masculine and feminine (triggers eclipsis or lenition, e.g. ag an gcailín/ag an chailín 'at the girl')

Related terms[]

Particle[]

An (interrogative)

  1. Used to form direct and indirect questions; triggers eclipsis; takes the dependent form (when available) of irregular verbs.
    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"

Japanese[]

Noun[]

An (hiragana あん)

  1. : plan, scheme
  2. : bean paste

Latin[]

Etymology[]

The etymology of an is very obscure.

Conjunction[]

An (interrogative)

  1. (introduces questions expecting negative answer or further question) can it be that
    An' refert, ubi et in qua arrigas?
    Does it make any difference to me who made you horny, or when?
  2. whether
  3. or, either
    Vide utrum vis an...
    Consider whether you want to or...

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[]

  • albus an ater sit

Mandarin[]

Verb[]

An (Pinyin an4, tra&sim 按)

  1. press

Preposition[]

An (Pinyin an4, tra&sim 按)

  1. according to

Derived terms[]

  • an4 bi3li4

Pinyin syllable[]

an

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

Usage notes[]

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


Old English[]

Etymology[]

From Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian [[an#Template:Ofs|ān]], Old Saxon ēn (Dutch een), Old High German ein (German ein), Old Norse einn (Swedish en), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains). The IE root is also the source of Latin unus, Ancient Greek οἶος (oios), Old Irish [[oen#Template:Sga|oen]].

Pronunciation[]

Cardinal number[]

ān

  1. (cardinal) one

Usage notes[]

As in modern English, usage doubles as both a numeral and a pronoun.

Article[]

ān

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Adjective[]

ān

  1. lone
  2. sole

Derived terms[]

  • ānġenga
  • ānhaga

Romanian[]

Etymology[]

From Latin annus (year).

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

An m. (plural ani)

  1. year

Declension[]

Derived terms[]

  • anual

Scots[]

Conjunction[]

Template:Sco-conj

  1. and

Scottish Gaelic[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /an/, /ən/

Etymology 1[]

From Template:Sga[[Category:gd:Template:Sga derivations|An]] [[a#Template:Sga|a]].

Pronoun[]

An

  1. their
Usage notes[]
  • This form of possessive pronoun is not used before nouns beginning with b, f, m or p, where am is used instead.

Etymology 2[]

From Template:Sga[[Category:gd:Template:Sga derivations|An]] [[i#Template:Sga|i]].

Preposition[]

An

  1. in
Usage notes[]
  • This form is not used before nouns beginning with b, f, m or p, where ann am is used instead.
Synonyms[]
  • ann an
Derived terms[]
  • The following prepositional pronouns:
Combining

pronoun

Prepositional

pronoun

Prepositional

pronoun (emphatic)

mi annam annamsa
tu annad annadsa
e ann annsan
i innte inntese
sinn annainn annainne
sibh annaibh annaibhse
iad annta anntasan

Etymology 3[]

From Template:Sga[[Category:gd:Template:Sga derivations|An]] [[in#Template:Sga|in]].

Article[]

An

  1. the
Usage notes[]

This is the most common singular form. The most common plural form is na. For other forms and their specific uses, see pages listed in "See also" below.

See also[]
  • a'
  • am
  • an t-
  • nam
  • nan
  • na h-

Torres Strait Creole[]

Etymology[]

From English hand.

Noun[]

An [[Category:Template:Tcs nouns|An]]

  1. hand, lower arm
  2. flipper

Turkish[]

Noun[]

An

  1. moment

af:an ast:an br:an cs:an da:an de:an et:an el:an es:an fr:an ga:an gl:an ko:an hr:an io:an is:an it:an ky:an sw:an ku:an lo:an la:an lv:an lt:an li:an hu:an ml:an nl:an ja:an no:an oc:an pl:an pt:an ro:an ru:an sq:an scn:an simple:an fi:an sv:an ta:an te:an th:an tr:an vi:an vo:an wo:an zh:an

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