an

Abbreviation of English Aragonese, Aragonese aragonés, or Spanish aragonés.

an

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Aragonese.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Aragonese terms

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an

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• (stressed form) IPA^(key): /ˈæn/
  • (Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA^(key): [ˈæn]

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  • (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): [ˈan]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈeən], [ˈɛən]

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  • (Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈɛən], [ˈæ(ː)n]
• (unstressed form) IPA^(key): /ən/

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• Rhymes: -æn
• Homophones: and (unstressed form), in (unstressed form)

From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.

an (indefinite)

1. Form of a (all article senses).
   1. Used before a vowel sound. quotations ▼

      I'll be there in half an hour.

      'E's staying at an 'otel. (compare He's staying at a hotel.)

      • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

        Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.

      • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point‎^[2], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:

        I was catapulted without preparation into the most difficult job any mortal man can hold. My duties would not wait a week, or a day, or even an hour.

   2. Used before /h/ in a stressed or unstressed syllable. quotations ▼
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 40:1–2:

        1 I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my crie.
        2 He brought me vp also out of an horrible pit, out of the mirie clay, and set my feete vpon a rock, and established my goings.

      • 1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World‎^[3], 3rd edition, →OCLC, page 441:

        The Province of Nanking, by the Tartars called Kiangnan, is the ſecond in honour, in magnitude and fertility in all China : It is divided into 14 great Territories, having Cities and Towns an hundred and ten; Nanking, or Kiangning being the Metropolis; a City, that if ſhe did not exceed moſt Cities on the Earth in bigneſs and beauty, yet ſhe was inferior to few, for her Pagodes, her Temples, her Porcelane Towers, her Palaces and Triumphal Arches. Fungiang, Sucheu, Sunkiang, Leucheu, Hoaigan, Ganking, Ningue, Hoeicheu, are alſo eminent places, and of great Note and Trade.

      • 1953, Mao Tse-tung, “Mao Tse-tung's Tribute to Stalin”, in Current Soviet Policies‎^[4], New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 254:

        Following the doctrine of Lenin and Stalin, relying on the support of the great Soviet state and all the revolutionary forces of all countries, the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people gained an historic victory a few years ago.

      • 1972 May 28, 3:30 from the start, in President Nixon addresses the Soviet People live from the Kremlin‎^[5], spoken by Richard Nixon, archived from the original on 22 December 2015:

        We have agreed on joint ventures in space. We have agreed on ways of working together to protect the environment, to advance health, to cooperate in science and technology. We have agreed on means of preventing incidents at sea. We have established a commission to expand trade between our two nations. Most important, we have taken an historic first step in the limitation of nuclear strategic arms.

      • 2022 June 29, David Pakman, 0:00 from the start, in Trump Assaulted Secret Service Agent, Smeared Ketchup on Wall‎^[6], archived from the original on 30 June 2022:

        Well yesterday was an historic day. Uh, there was last minute testimony scheduled in the January 6th committee from a former aide to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows.

      • 2025 May 26, Mark Carney, 0:21 from the start, in King Charles in Canada: Why this isn't just any royal visit‎^[7], CBC:

        This is an historic honor which matches the weight of our times.

      • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:an.
   3. (now quite rare) Used before one and words with initial ⟨u⟩, ⟨eu⟩ when pronounced /ju/. quotations ▼
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 24:8:

        God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

      • (Can we date this quote?), John Mackay Wilson, Wilson's Tales of the Borders; Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative‎^[8], →OCLC, page 84:

        My hopes, from my earliest years, have been hopes of celebrity as a writer- not of wealth, or of influence, or of accomplishing any of the thousand aims which furnish the great bulk of mankind with motives. You will laugh at me. There is something so emphatically shadowy and unreal in the object of this ambition, that even the full attainment of its provokes a smile. For who does not know
        'How vain that second life in others' breath,
        The estate which wits inherit after death!'
        And what can be more fraught with the ludicrous than an union of this shadowy ambition with mediocre parts and attainments! But I digress.

      • 2010 March 22, Paul Taylor, “Greece Debates Revive Old European Fears and Resentments”, in The New York Times‎^[9], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 April 2010, Inside Europe:

        President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is open to an European monetary fund but would want it to raise money cheaply on capital markets and lend it to needy euro-zone countries before they faced possible default.

      • 2021 April 13, Neil Vigdor, “Hank Aaron’s Name Will Replace a Confederate General’s on an Atlanta School”, in The New York Times‎^[10], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 April 2021, U.S.‎^[11]:

        In an unanimous vote on Monday, the city’s school board approved removing the name of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from Forrest Hill Academy and calling the alternative school the Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy.

      • 2024 February 14, Lawrence O'Donnell, 0:29 from the start, in Lawrence: Jack Smith asks SCOTUS to move fast on Trump. Nixon case is proof they can.‎^[12], MSNBC, archived from the original on 15 February 2024:

        Having been given seven full days, Jack Smith took exactly one day to file a forty-page response in opposition, to the Supreme Court, making the argument that there was no reason for the Supreme Court to hear Donald Trump's appeal of an unanimous opinion by the second most important court in the country, the Washington, D.C., Federal Court of Appeals, which supported the trial judge's ruling that there is no such thing as immunity from criminal prosecution for former presidents.

      • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:an.
   4. (nonstandard, UK, West Country) Used before all consonants.

• In standard English, the article an is used before vowel sounds, while a is used before consonant sounds. Alternatively, an can be found before an unstressed syllable beginning with /h/, as in "an historic". The /h/ may then become silent or is at least very weakly articulated. This usage is favoured by only 6% of British speakers, and is only slightly more common in writing.^[1]
• Historically, an could also be found before one and before many words with initial ⟨u⟩, ⟨eu⟩ (now pronounced with initial /juː/, /jʊ/, /jə/), such as eunuch, unique, and utility. This is because those initial letters were pronounced as vowels. In writing, an remained usual before such words until the 19th century -- long after these words acquired initial consonant sounds in standard English. This is still occasionally seen.^[2]
• In the other direction, a often occurs before a vowel in nonstandard and dialectal speech and in its written representations.^[3] Example: "ain't this a innerestin sitchation" (Moira Young, Blood Red Road).
• The various article senses of a are all senses of an.

an

1. (nonstandard, UK, West Country) one

From Middle English an (“and, if”). Doublet of and.

an

1. (archaic) If quotations ▼
   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

     […] An the worst fall that ever fell, I hope I shall make shift to go without him.

   • 1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC:

     Thereupon, quoth he, "O woman, for sundry days I have seen thee attend the levée sans a word said; so tell me an thou have any requirement I may grant."

2. (archaic) So long as.

   An it harm none, do what ye will.

3. (archaic) As if; as though. quotations ▼
   • 1797–1798 (date written), [Samuel Taylor Coleridge], “The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere”, in Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, London: […] J[ohn] & A[rthur] Arch, […], published 1798, →OCLC:
     (original version), lines 61–64:

     At length did cross an Albatross,
     Thorough the Fog it came;
     And an it were a Christian Soul,
     We hail'd it in God's Name.

Borrowed from Georgian ან (an).

an (plural ans)

1. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).

From the Old English an, on (preposition).

an

1. In each; to or for each; per.

   I was only going twenty miles an hour.

• This is the same as the word a in such contexts, modified because of preceding a vowel sound (after an unpronounced h). The train was speeding along at a mile a minute.

• per

• “an”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

• IPA^(key): /an/

an class ? gender mf

1. a type of freshwater fish with four sharp points, similar to a catfish
2. anything with a sharp point

• Sense 1 (type of fish): class 2, feminine
• Sense 2 (pointy/sharp thing): class 5, masculine

• Lock, Arnold Hugo. 2011. Abau Grammar. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages 57. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL-PNG Academic Publications. Available online.
  • p.68, Table 21 (listed under Class 7, Feminine)
• SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎^[13]

• IPA^(key): /an/

an

1. (Western Cape) alternative form of aan

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• IPA^(key): /án/, [ʔán]

Possibly a shortened form of anihi. It may also have come directly from the verb an (to be, to exist).

an (Kana spelling アン)

1. (intransitive indefinite pronominal affix) someone, somebody. An undetermined or unspecified person or thing. It can also refer to someone whose identity is clear from the context. synonyms ▲

   Synonyms: a, sinuma, asinuma, anihi

   Cis-an. ― Someone is crying.

   Asinuma akar sinot-an. ― We’re playing.

   Pirka-an. ― You’re beautiful.

   Aynu ray-an. ― The person is dying.

• -an, no matter the context, is only used with intransitive verbs.
• -an may act as an emphasizing pronoun, emphasizing what is doing the action. This may lead to situations where the context is ambiguous, since the verb could be in the passive voice. In example four, it can mean “The person is dying” or “The person is being killed.”
• -an may be often used as an inclusive first-person pronoun (we) as well as a respectful second-person pronoun. See examples two and three.
• As for transitive verbs, a- should be used instead.

Similar to Japanese ある (aru).

an (Kana spelling アン)

1. (suffix) Used with inalienable nouns to show either quality or possessiveness. antonym ▲

   Antonym: sak

   Kamuy kiror’an cikoykip ne.

   Bears are strong animals (lit. Bears are animals that have strengh).

an (Kana spelling アン, plural okay, causative ante)

1. (intransitive, stative) to exist, be (somewhere); there is. antonym ▲

   Antonym: isam

   Aynu an ruwe ne.

   There is an Ainu.

2. (intransitive, only when used with inalienable nouns) to have. antonym ▲

   Antonym: isam

   An aynu sine paraure ka an.

   Some people only have one leg.

3. (intransitive, stative, continuative) (As of states, often used after wa) to stay, to keep, to be still (doing something). antonym ▲

   Antonym: isam

   Oroho ku-hotanukar kor, mokor wa an siri.

   When I went to his place to see how he was doing, he seemed to be sleeping still.

• As a verb, an cannot be negated by using any adverbs, such as somo. Instead, its antonym/complementary verb, isam, should be used.

1. K-askepeci pisno sine am an. → K-askepeci pisno tu am isam.

   Each one of my fingers have one nail. → Each one of my fingers don’t have two nails.

an (Kana spelling アン)

1. (emphatic) A final particle used to emphasize or reinforce a statement; equivalent to Japanese よ. synonym ▲

   Synonym: wa

   Poronno opotuye okake, k-askepeci arka humi an.

   My fingers really hurt after typing a lot.

2. (When before nouns) Some, any, an undefined or unknown quantity of.

   An cikoykip kotan peka anukar.

   Some animals were seen in the village.

an (Kana spelling アン)

1. (When used with kusu) Thanks to, due to, using (something).

   Ikaoykikur an kusu, ku-pirka humi.

   Thanks to the doctor, I feel better.

• ne (“to be”)
• isam (“not to be”)

Possibly a metaphorical use of anë (“side; extremity”).

• anë

an m (definite ani)

1. (anatomy, North Gheg) womb, uterus synonym ▲

   Synonym: mitër

2. (anatomy, North Gheg) caul synonym ▲

   Synonym: këmishë

Possibly a metaphorical use of anë (“vessel”).

an m (plural ane, definite ani, definite plural anet)

1. (anatomy) joint synonyms ▲

   Synonyms: kyç, nyjës

Possibly a metaphorical use of anë (“vessel”).

• anë

an m (plural enë, definite ani, definite plural enët)

1. (dialectal) container, vessel: pot, crockery, jar
2. (dialectal, Arbëresh) ship, boat synonym ▲

   Synonym: anije

• anë, ani, anije

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[14], 1980
• “an”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “an”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
• Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[15] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 76–7

• an'

From English and.

an

1. and

• Jerene Joseph, Antigua and Barbuda Dictionary (2019)
• Joy Lawrence, The Way We Talk and Other Antiguan Folkways (2003)

From Latin annus. Compare Romanian an.

• IPA^(key): [an]

an n (plural anj or enj)

1. year

• antsãrtsu / antserts

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + preposition a (“to”).

an

1. (optional) towards inside

   Voi an ca Catuxa

   I'm going inside Catuxa's house

   Voi p'an ca Xepe

   I'm going towards Xepe's house

• Generally used when referring to someone's house.

• “an”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

From Arabic آن (ʔān).

• IPA^(key): /ɑn/

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an (definite accusative anı, plural anlar)

1. moment

• hər anda
• anlıq

• IPA^(key): [án]

an

1. we

From Proto-Agaw *ʔän/ʔan, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔan-ʔyi.

Cognate with Xamtanga ኣን (an), Awngi ኣን (an).

• IPA^(key): /ʔan/

an (plural yén)

1. I (first-person pronoun)

   an Keren mendertekwén. ― I live in Keren.

• Reinisch, Leo (1887), Wörterbuch der Bilin-Sprache (in German), Wien, Austria, page 32

From Latin annus.

an m (plural ans)

1. year

From Latin in.

an

1. in

From Latin inde.

an

1. used to indicate an indefinite quantity, of it, of them

   J'an veus deus

   I want two of them

   J'an seus seur

   I am sure of it

• ar
• al (before l)

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an

1. the (before n, d, t, and vowels)

• ang

• IPA^(key): /ʔan/ [ʔan̪]

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Tagalog ang, Waray-Waray an.

Further etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”), from Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”) with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. Compare Kapampangan ing.

an (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈ᜔)

1. direct marker for all general nouns other than personal proper nouns

   Nagdalagan an lalaki pasiring sa baybayon.

   The man ran towards the shore.

   Kinakan kan ikos an sira. (Naga)

   Kinaon kan ikos an sira. (Legazpi)

   The cat ate the fish.

• This particle is analyzed as the definite article (i.e., the) when used alone, and the indefinite article (i.e., a or an) when used with the numeral "saro".

  An saldang. (Naga)

  An aldaw. (Legazpi)

  The sun.

  An sarong tawo.

  A person.

• Specific nouns are marked with "si" or "su".
• Direct personal proper nouns (primarily names) are marked with "si".

'an (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈ᜔)

1. clipping of iyan

• aen (uncontracted)

From Proto-Central Naga *haːn-a.

• IPA^(key): /an˧/, [an˧]

an

1. fowl, chicken

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[16], Berkeley: University of California, pages 64, 227
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 102

an

1. third person singular possessive; his, hers, its (used with general-class objects)

an

1. path, road

• a (Luserna)

From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognate with German ein, Dutch een, English one, Icelandic einn.

an

1. (Sette Comuni) a, an

   an gamègalndar mann ― a married man

2. (Luserna) oblique masculine of a

   I hån an pruadar un a sbestar. ― I have a brother and a sister.

• vònname
• vònnara

an

1. (Sette Comuni) that (introduces a subordinate clause)

   Khömme an dar sbaighe.

   Tell him that he needs to shut up.

• “an” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From Proto-Celtic *sindos.

an

1. the (definite article)

• “an” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Ultimately from Arabic آن (ʔān).

an

1. moment

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[17], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Inherited from Old Czech an. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ on.

• IPA^(key): [ˈan]

an

1. (relative, archaic) which, who, as synonyms ▲

   Synonyms: který, jenž, jak, když

   Bělá se tam, bělá žena, ana malé dítě nese. ― A white form can be seen there, a white woman who is carrying a child.

   Vidíš-li poutníka, an dlouhou lučinou spěchá ku cíli, než červánky pohynou? ― Do you see a traveller hastening ere the twilight passes away across the long meadows towards a destination?

an

1. (archaic) when, while

   An tak mluvili, ruce se jim chvěly. ― As they were speaking, their hands quivered.

2. (archaic) because

   Ulehčilo se mi, an jsem byla uspokojena, že sama trpím. ― I was relieved, for it satisfied me that I myself do suffer.

• “an”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “an”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from Middle Low German an and German an, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), cognate with English on and doublet of Danish å, Danish på.

• IPA^(key): [ˈan]

an

1. on (only used in lexicalized expressions)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): [ˈæˀn]

an

1. imperative of ane

an

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜥn.

From Old Norse hann. Cognate with Swedish han.

an m

1. he

an

1. accusative of an (“he”)

Emiliano-Romagnolo Wikipedia has an article on:

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Wikipedia ^eml

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ/

an

1. third-person plural present indicative of avair

From Latin annus.

an m

1. year

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

an

1. to eat

• Drabbe, Peter (1932). Woordenboek der Fordaatsche Taal. Bandoeng: A.C. Nix & Co., p. 9.

Franco-Provençal Wikipedia has an article on:

an

Wikipedia ^frp

Inherited from Latin annus.

an m (plural ans) (ORB, broad)

1. year

• anâ

• an in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• an in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

From Old French, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃/

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• Homophones: en, ans

an m (plural ans)

1. year

• année

• Haitian Creole: an

• “an”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• n'a

From Latin annus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈan/, [ˈaŋ]

an m (plural agns)

1. year

an (singular) (Pular)

1. (possessive) alternative form of am (my)

an (Pular)

1. second person singular emphatic pronoun you

• aan (Pulaar)

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• Ritsuko Miyamoto (1993), “A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions”, in Senri Ethnological Studies‎^[18], volume 35, →DOI, pages 215-230

an (plural aning)

1. man

• Robert L. Bradshaw, Fuyug grammar sketch (2007)

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

• IPA^(key): /an/, [ʔan]

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  • Rhymes: -an
• A lengthened form /aːn/ is possible in non-prepositional uses, e.g. in the prefix an- or the adverb daran. This was formerly widespread, but is now chiefly restricted to Austria and Switzerland (where it is optional). Compare similarly the distinction between in and ein-.

an [with dative]

1. (local) on, upon, at, in, against

   Das Bild hängt an der Wand. ― The picture hangs on the wall.

2. by, near, close to, next to
3. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at

   Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag.

   We're meeting on Tuesday.

   Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen.

   I will see her in the evening.

4. (temporal) a, per, only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in

   zweimal am Tag ― twice a day

an [with accusative]

1. on, onto

   Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. ― I hang the picture on the wall.

2. at, against

   Schauen Sie an die Tafel. ― Look at the blackboard.

3. to, for

   Ein Brief an Anna. ― A letter for Anna.

an [with dative or accusative]

1. (any relation to an object or attribute regardless of time and space) of, on, in, for, about

   an einem Roman schreiben ― to write on a novel

   Mangel an Lebensmitteln ― lack of food

   Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren ― All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

   Er ist schuld an dem Unglück ― He is responsible for the misfortune

   Das mag ich nicht an ihm ― I don't like that about him

• Usually used to refer to something being on a vertical surface, as opposed to auf, which usually points to a horizontal surface.
• When followed by the masculine/neuter definite article in the dative case (i.e. dem (“the”)), the two words generally contract to am (“on the”) if not emphasized.
• When followed by the neuter definite article in the accusative case (i.e. das (“the”)), the two words generally contract to ans (“on the”) if not emphasized.

prep=an

an

1. onward; on

   von heute an ― from today on

an (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (predicative only) on synonyms, antonyms ▲

   Synonyms: angeschaltet, ein, eingeschaltet

   Antonyms: aus, ausgeschaltet

   Ist der Schalter an oder aus? [= Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet?]

   Is the switch on or off? [Is the switch switched on or off?]

   Dein Mikro ist nicht an. ― Your microphone is not on.

Indeclinable, predicative-only.

• an- (prefix)
• (an + dem) am
• (an + das) ans
• anhin
• wohlan, wolan

• na

an

1. water

• Patricia Lillie, Girawa Dictionary

an

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌽

• IPA^(key): /ã/

From French un.

an

1. the (definite article)

Use this word when:

• It modifies a singular noun, and
• It is preceded by a word that ends with either:
  • A nasal vowel, or
  • A nasal consonant and an oral (non-nasal) vowel, in that order.

From French an (“year”).

an

1. year

• lane

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[19], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 7

Compare Basque handi (“big, large”), certainly connected to Proto-Basque *(h)andi.

an

1. big, large

   an beḿs i bems ku tun

   A large proliferation leads to total slavery

2. great

   adin belauŕ an talskar

   An excellent daughter and a great mother

• Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

Borrowed from English on, German an. Decision no. 759, Progreso V.

• IPA^(key): /an/

an

1. at, on (indicates contiguity, juxtaposition)

   Me pendis pikturi an la parieto. ― I hung paintings on the wall.

• dorso an dorso (“back to back”)
• an-

• Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 409, 523, 591, 622
• Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 659

From Old Irish in, from Proto-Celtic *sindos.

• IPA^(key): /ənˠ/, (between consonants) /ə/, (before a/á, o/ó, u/ú) /ə.n̪ˠ-/, (before e/é, i/í) /ə.n̠ʲ-/

an

1. the

   an t-uisce ― the water

   an bhean ― the woman

   an pháiste ― of the child

   ag an gcailín/chailín ― at the girl

From Old Irish in.

• (preverbal particle): IPA^(key): (before a consonant) /ə/, (before a/á, o/ó, u/ú) /ə.nˠ-/, (before e/é, i/í) /ə.n̠ʲ-/
• (copular particle): IPA^(key): /ənˠ/, (before é, ea, í, iad) /ə.n̠ʲ-/

an (triggers eclipsis; takes the dependent form of irregular verbs if available; not used in the past tense except of some irregular verbs)

1. Used to form direct and indirect questions

   An bhfuil tú ag éisteacht? ― Are you listening?

   Níl a fhios agam an bhfuil sé anseo. ― I don’t know if/whether he is here.

• ar (used with the past tense of regular and some irregular verbs)

an

1. used to introduce copular questions, both direct and indirect, in the present/future tense

   An maith leat bainne? ― Do you like milk?

   Níl a fhios agam an é Conchúr a chonaic mé. ― I don’t know if it’s Connor whom I saw.

an (present analytic anann, future analytic anfaidh, verbal noun anacht, past participle anta)

1. (ambitransitive) alternative form of fan (“stay, wait, remain”)