úan
See also: uan
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːa̯n/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Welsh oen), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | úan | úanL | úainL |
| Vocative | úain | úanL | úanuH |
| Accusative | úanN | úanL | úanuH |
| Genitive | úainL | úan | úanN |
| Dative | úanL | úanaib | úanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úan “lamb””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *pow-ino-, from *pu- (“to swell, blow”).
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 úan “foam, froth””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 3
See the verb oidid
Alternative forms
- ón (early?)
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 úan “lending, loan””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Article
úan
- from/of/by the (dative singular)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| úan | unchanged | n-úan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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