oen

See also: óen, ōen, øen, ön, -ön, and ön-

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • oene (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain, probably Germanic, possibly related to loen, okkeloen or oekeloen and/or to the Frisian given name Oene

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /un/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: oen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

oen m or n (plural oenen, diminutive oentje n)

  1. (slang) A nincompoop, moron, dumb person
  2. A castrated donkey

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • in Oenes kap hullen
  • met Oenes kolf kronen
  • oenemeloen
  • oenetuit (synonymous)
  • oenig (adjective)

Galician

Verb

oen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of oír

Middle Irish

Determiner

oen

  1. Alternative spelling of óen

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
oenunchangedn-oen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *oɣn, from Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Breton oan, Old Irish úan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oen m (plural ŵyn)

  1. lamb

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
oen unchanged unchanged hoen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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