oan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oan"
Breton
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *oɨn, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, compare Welsh oen, Old Irish úan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Old French
Adverb
oan
- this year
Descendants
- Bourbonnais-Berrichon: ujan
- Gallo: ouan
- Middle French: ouan, enwan
- Poitevin-Saintongeais: ouan
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “hōc anno”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 446
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 冤 (“unjust/to wrong”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwaːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˧˧]
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian on, from Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *an. Cognates include Dutch aan, Low German an and English on.
Preposition
oan
- on (not "on top of")
- Example: "oan 'e oare kant" (on the other hand, lit, "on the other side")
- Example: "it skilderij hinget oan 'e muorre" (the painting hangs on the wall)
- to, towards
Derived terms
Yola
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Etymology
From Middle English oon, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic *ain. Cognates include English one and Scots ane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔːn/
Pronoun
oan
- one
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 94:
- Ye be welcome hearthillee, ivery oan.
- You are heartily welcome, every one.
- 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:
- Mot earch oan to aar die. Ich mosth kotch a bat.
- But every one to his day. I must catch the bat.
Adjective
oan
- one
- 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:
- * * * * oan anooree
- [* * * * one another]
- 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:
- Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;
- Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.
Derived terms
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60 & 94
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