An

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See also Appendix:Variations of "an"

Translingual

Abbreviation

an

1. Template:ISO 639-1

Synonyms

• arg (ISO 639-3)

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English

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

Pronunciation

• (stressed)
  • IPA: /æn/, SAMPA: /{n/

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    Rhymes: -æn

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

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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

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

Translations

indefinite article

Afrikaans: 'n Arabic: not used Aragonese: un m., una f. Breton: un (before the letters n, d, t and h); ul (before the letter l); ur (before other letters) Catalan: un m., una f. Chinese: 一 (yī), 一个 (yīge) Cornish: not used Czech: not used Danish: en da(da) c., et da(da) n. Dutch: een nl(nl) Esperanto: not translated Fijian: e dua na Finnish: not used French: un fr(fr) m., une fr(fr) f. Galician: un gl(gl) m., unha gl(gl) f. Georgian: not used German: ein de(de) m., eine de(de) f., ein de(de) n. Greek: ένας el(el) (énas) Haitian Creole: yon Hebrew: not used Hindi: एक hi(hi) Huave: nop Hungarian: egy hu(hu) Icelandic: not used Interlingua: un Irish: not used Italian: un m., uno m., una f., un' f. before a vowel

Japanese: not used Kannada: ಒಂದು Korean: not used Kurdish: yek ku(ku), -ek ku(ku), -yek ku(ku) Latin: not used Lithuanian: not used Macedonian: not used Manx: not used Norwegian: Bokmål: en no(no) m., ei no(no) f., et no(no) n. Nynorsk: ein nn(nn) m., ei nn(nn) f., eit nn(nn) n. Novial: usually not used, otherwise un Polish: not used Portuguese: um pt(pt) m., uma pt(pt) f. Romanian: un ro(ro) m., o ro(ro) f. Russian: not used Scottish Gaelic: not used Slovak: not used Spanish: un es(es) m., una es(es) f. Swedish: en sv(sv) c., ett sv(sv) n. Telugu: ఒక Thai: หนึ่ง th(th) (nèùng) Turkish: bir Tz'utujil: jun Vietnamese: cái (for inanimate objects), con (for animals, people, etc.), cuốn (for books, etc.), người (for people), quả (for fruit') Võro: not used West Frisian: in Yiddish: אַ yi(yi), אַן yi(yi)

Etymology 2

From Middle English an

Conjunction

Template:En-conj

1. (archaic) If, so long as.

   An it please you, my lord.

Translations

if; so long as

Esperanto: se eo(eo) Fijian: e dua na German: so de(de)

Italian: se it(it) Novial: si

Etymology 3

From Georgian.

Noun

Singular An

Plural {{{1}}}

An ({{{1}}})

1. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (mkhedruli), Ⴀ (asomtavruli) or ⴀ (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

in each; to or for each; per

Danish: pr., om German: pro de(de), den de(de) m., das de(de) n., die de(de) f. Italian: al it(it), allo it(it), alla it(it), all' it(it)

Macedonian: по mk(mk) (po) Novial: po Portuguese: o pt(pt) m., a pt(pt) f., por pt(pt)

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

References

• Template:R:1913

Anagrams

• an,
• na, n/a, NA, n.a.

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Arin

Noun

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

1. haunch

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Breton

Article

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

1. the

See also

• ar
• al

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

An

1. moment

Declension

    declension of An

nominative	An
genitive	Anniñ
dative	Ange
accusative	Anni
locative	Ande
ablative	Anden

References

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

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Danish

Verb

An

1. Imperative of ane.

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ɑ̃]

Noun

An m. (plural Ans)

1. A year.

Synonyms

• année

Anagrams

• an,
• n'a

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German

Etymology

From Old High German ana.

Pronunciation

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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”

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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

• a
• la
• lan
• nan
• yo
• yon

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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

• na

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"

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Japanese

Noun

An (hiragana あん)

1. 案: plan, scheme
2. 餡: bean paste

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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

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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.

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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

• IPA: /ɑːn/

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin annus (“‘year’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [an]

Noun

An m. (plural ani)

1. year

Declension

    declension of An

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un An	Anul	nişte Ani	Anii
Genitive/Dative	unui An	Anului	unor Ani	Anilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• anual

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Scots

Conjunction

Template:Sco-conj

1. and

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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-

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English hand.

Noun

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

1. hand, lower arm
2. flipper

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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