än

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an" and Appendix:Variations of "aen"

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin en. See äs for further details on the vowel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæn/, [ˈæn]
  • Rhymes: -æn
  • Syllabification(key): än

Noun

än

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.

Declension

Anagrams

Jumjum

Noun

än (plural äärgä)

  1. house, hut, home

References

  • Fadul Yousif Aljuzuli Terafi Mohadin Chol, Muusa Nuer Teebu, Bal Douwash Yousif, Abrahama Kidir Blang, Abdalmajid Juma Anur, Tim Stirtz, David Graves. 2020. "Jumjum - English Dictionary." Webonary.org. SIL International. from https://www.webonary.org/jumjum

North Frisian

Conjunction

än

  1. (Mooring) and

Swedish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnː/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: en, N, n

Etymology 1

From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

Adverb

än (not comparable)

  1. still, yet (about time)
    Är du kvar än?
    Are you still here?
    Det är inte midnatt än
    It is not midnight yet.
  2. no matter
    Hur jag än försökte, kunde jag inte öppna mina ögon.
    No matter how I tried, I could not open my eyes.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse an, from earlier *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan. Cognate with English than.

Conjunction

än

  1. than; in comparisons, states a relationship
    Han är större än du tror (att han är).
    He is bigger than you think (he is).

Noun

än

  1. indefinite plural of ä

Further reading

Anagrams

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