aren
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarɛn]
- IPA(key): [ˈarɛːn]
Danish
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.rɛn/
- Rhymes: -ren, -en
Noun
aren (Jawi spelling ارين, plural aren-aren, informal 1st possessive arenku, 2nd possessive arenmu, 3rd possessive arennya)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- gula aren
Further reading
- “aren” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English earon, earun, arun, alternative present plural of wesan (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *arun, an innovated third-person present plural of *beuną (“to be, become”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːrən/, /ˈarən/
Usage notes
The usual plural form of been is aren in the North, been in the Midlands, and beth in the South; sind also existed, especially early on, but was not the predominant form in any area.
Descendants
- English: are
Spanish
Verb
aren
- inflection of arar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh arenn, from Proto-Celtic *ārū. Cognate with Old Irish áru and perhaps more distantly with Hittite [Term?] (/ḫaḫri-/), Latin rēn, and Tocharian A āriñc (“heart”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaːrɛn/, /ˈarɛn/
- Rhymes: -arɛn
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
aren | unchanged | unchanged | haren |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*āron-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aren”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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