aan

See also: ån, Aan, AAN, aañ, aan-, -aan, -aán, and A.A.N.

Translingual

Symbol

aan

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

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

  • an (Western Cape)

Etymology

From Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːn/
  • (file)

Adverb

aan

  1. on

Preposition

aan

  1. at, against, for, in, by, near, next to, on

Derived terms

  • aan die lykant
  • aan die muur
  • aan die werk wees
  • aan tafel
  • aanboord
  • aan(die)brand
  • aan(die)kant

Blackfoot

Noun

aan anim

  1. shawl, robe
    nítsspiksísttohksaanamy thick shawl

References

  • Donald G. Frantz; Norma J. Russel (1989) Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, University of Toronto Press, published 2017

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • an (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Middle High German an, from Old High German ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn/

Preposition

aan (+ dative or accusative)

  1. (most dialects) on; at
  2. (most dialects) to

Usage notes

  • As an actual preposition the short-vowel variant an is equally common or preferred, but only aan is used in adverbial uses, e.g. as a prefix (aanmaache, aanfange, etc.).

Derived terms

  • draan
  • eraan
  • aam, am (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

  • å (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (on, onto). Cognate with German an, English on.

Preposition

aan (Sette Comuni)

  1. (+ dative) on; For stationary objects, e.g. It is on the table.
  2. (+ accusative) on, onto; For moving objects, e.g. I put it on the table.

Adverb

aan

  1. (Sette Comuni) on, onward

Derived terms

References

  • “aan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • (unstressed pronunciation spelling) an

Etymology

From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Preposition

aan

  1. on
  2. to

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: aan
  • Jersey Dutch: ân
  • Negerhollands: aan, an
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: an

Adverb

aan

  1. on, (of a device) being operative
  2. on, (of clothing) being worn
  3. In compounds with verbs:
    1. Denoting growth or restoration.
    2. Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity.
    3. Denoting the beginning of an action or process.

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: an

See also

Adjective

aan (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. on (functional, operational)
  2. (slang, said of parties) amazing, lit
    Synonyms: gaande, loesoe
    Zijn huisfeest gisteren was echt aan, al tijden niet zo naar mijn zin gehad.
    His house party yesterday was seriously amazing, haven't enjoyed myself that much in a long time.

Finnish

Noun

aan

  1. genitive singular of aa

Fula

Pronoun

aan

  1. you (second person singular emphatic pronoun)

Usage notes

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German ane, from Old High German ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːn/
  • (file)

Preposition

aan (+ dative)

  1. on, upon, at
    Das Bild hengd aan de Wand.
    The picture is hanging on the wall.
    Aam Montach hod-s gerehnd.
    On Monday it rained.

aan (+ accusative)

  1. on, onto, at
    Ich henge das Bild aan die Wand.
    I hang the picture on the wall.
    Ich setze mich aan de Disch.
    I sit down at the table.

Further reading

Kiput

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *aqal.

Noun

aan

  1. chicken

Old Tupi

Adverb

aan

  1. no.
  2. never, nothing, no one.

References

  • NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
  • NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.

Saterland Frisian

Saterland Frisian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : aan
    Ordinal : eerste

Etymology

From Old Frisian ān (one). Cognate with West Frisian ien (one), Scots ane (one), English one. More at one.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn/
  • Hyphenation: aan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Numeral

aan (feminine een, neuter een)

  1. one

Article

aan (feminine een, neuter een, unstressed n)

  1. a, an

Pronoun

aan

  1. one

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), aan”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Stoney

Noun

aan

  1. crow

Tetum

Noun

aan

  1. body

Tlingit

Noun

aan

  1. land (specifically inhabited or owned land)
  2. town; village; settlement

Derived terms

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