Dan
English
editEtymology 1
editTraditionally held to be derived from Hebrew דָּן (Dan), although recent scholars instead link the name to Denyen, the Sea Peoples.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDan (plural Dans)
- (biblical) The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).
- A male given name from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob.
- A male given name from Hebrew & nickname, derived from the prophet Daniel.
- 2013 May 22, Matt Higgins, “A Bruin and a Ranger Share a Bond While Dividing a City”, in The New York Times[1]:
- In Welland, a blue-collar burg between Buffalo and Toronto, [Daniel] Paille’s and [Dan] Girardi’s friends, relatives and fans will tune in to the latest installment of what some have labeled the Battle of Welland or the Battle of the Dans.
- A surname.
- One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
- A former city occupied by the tribe
- The Dan River, the principal tributary of the Jordan, named for the city
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editSee also
edit- Dan (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹 (Dān, literally “cinnabar, red”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDan
- A river in Shaanxi, China
- 2021 June 23, “Press conference on 'Shaanxi: Carrying forward Yan'an spirit, endeavoring to write new chapter of accelerated growth in new era'”, in State Council Information Office[2], archived from the original on 10 June 2022[3]:
- Third, intensifying supervision over water sources for the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, of which approximately 70% of the water comes from the Han River and the Dan River. We have launched specialized campaigns in the two rivers and improved comprehensive management of the basin. A ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River has been enforced, which effectively ensured the water quality of the Han River and the Dan River. We will further step up efforts to ensure clear water for the North.
Alternative forms
editTranslations
editFurther reading
edit- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Dan River”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[4], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 964, column 1
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editDan (plural Dans)
- Alternative form of dan (title of honour)
Etymology 4
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDan
- A Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.
- The language of this people, belonging to the Southern Mande branch.
Etymology 5
editThe name is first recorded in 1728.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDan
- A river which flows 214 miles through the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia.
- 1978, Frank Michael Boing, Net Primary Productivity of the Dan River Basin, North Carolina and Virginia:
- [see title]
- 1984, Dr. Hoffman, [Testimony before the United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Subcommittee on Water Resources] To Prohibit the Secretary of the Army from Issuing Certain Permits in Connection with a Proposed Water Pipeline Project Until an Environmental Impact Statement for that Project Has Been Completed: […] February 8, 1984, page 249:
- We in the Upper Dan watershed feel particularly vulnerable. Just to give you an idea of the stakes involved, if sufficient water is appropriated […]
- 1986, North Carolina. Division of Water Resources, Dan River Basin Study, North Carolina: Phase I:
- [see title]
- 2009, Katherine K. Mull, Dan River Basin Association, An Insider's Guide to the Dan River in North Carolina and Virginia: 125 Miles of Nature and History : Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hiking, River Heritage, Parks, Trails, →ISBN:
- [see title]
Anagrams
editAlbanian
editEtymology
editDimunitve of Danjell (“Daniel”), Daniel (“id”) and Daniell (“id”). From Latin Daniēl (from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDan m (definite Dani)
- (informal, diminutive) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan
- (informal, diminutive) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Danny
Declension
editRelated terms
editBreton
editNoun
editDan m (plural Daned)
Inflection
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | |
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singular | Dan | Zan | unchanged | Tan |
plural | Daned | Zaned | unchanged | Taned |
Derived terms
editCzech
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editDan m anim
- (informal) a male given name, short form of Daniel
Declension
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
editDan
Anagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editDan
- (biblical) Dan.
- a male given name derived from Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”)
Faroese
editProper noun
editDan m
- a male given name
Usage notes
edit- son of Dan: Dansson
- daughter of Dan: Dansdóttir
Declension
editsingular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Dan |
accusative | Dan |
dative | Dani |
genitive | Dans |
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Biblical Hebrew דָּן (Dan).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDan
Declension
editInflection of Dan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Dan | Danit | |
genitive | Danin | Danien | |
partitive | Dania | Daneja | |
illative | Daniin | Daneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Dan | Danit | |
accusative | nom. | Dan | Danit |
gen. | Danin | ||
genitive | Danin | Danien | |
partitive | Dania | Daneja | |
inessive | Danissa | Daneissa | |
elative | Danista | Daneista | |
illative | Daniin | Daneihin | |
adessive | Danilla | Daneilla | |
ablative | Danilta | Daneilta | |
allative | Danille | Daneille | |
essive | Danina | Daneina | |
translative | Daniksi | Daneiksi | |
abessive | Danitta | Daneitta | |
instructive | — | Danein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
editIcelandic
editProper noun
editDan m (proper noun, genitive singular Dans)
- a male given name
Declension
editindefinite singular | |
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nominative | Dan |
accusative | Dan |
dative | Dan |
genitive | Dans |
Japanese
editRomanization
editDan
Declension
editLower Sorbian
editEtymology
editFrom Danish Daner (“Danes”), from Old Norse Danir.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDan (feminine Danowka)
- Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “Dan”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Middle English
editNoun
editDan (plural Danes)
- Alternative form of Dane
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editAs a biblical character from Hebrew דָּן (Dan). The given name comes from Old Norse Danr, from danr (“Dane”), but also from the biblical name.
Proper noun
editDan m (definite Danen)
- (biblical) Dan
- a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Dane
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Dan”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editDan m
- Dan (Biblical character and tribe)
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26
- Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: 23 Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. 24 Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. 25 Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. 26 Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.
- Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26
Swedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editDan (casual pet form Danne)
Anagrams
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- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- en:Rivers in Shaanxi
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- English countable nouns
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- Albanian terms derived from Latin
- Albanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Albanian terms derived from Hebrew
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- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian proper nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Albanian informal terms
- Albanian given names
- Albanian male given names
- Albanian male given names from Hebrew
- Breton lemmas
- Breton nouns
- Breton masculine nouns
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/an
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- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech animate nouns
- Czech informal terms
- Czech given names
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- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech hard masculine animate nouns
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- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Biblical characters
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
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- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
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- Finnish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑn
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑn/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
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- fi:Biblical characters
- Finnish risti-type nominals
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- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
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- Icelandic given names
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- Lower Sorbian terms derived from Danish
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- Middle English nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Hebrew
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- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
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- nn:Biblical characters
- Norwegian Nynorsk given names
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- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names from Old Norse
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- Spanish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/an
- Rhymes:Spanish/an/1 syllable
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- sv:Biblical characters
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