oan

Breton

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *oɨn, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, compare Welsh oen, Old Irish úan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Noun

oan m (plural ein)

lamb
Oan Doue ― Lamb of God

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oan

first-person singular imperfect of bezañ
Trist e oan.
I was sad.

Finnish

Noun

oan

genitive singular of oka

Anagrams

Ano, ano

Old French

Alternative forms

awan, avuan, auan, awan

Etymology

From Latin hōc annō.

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, volume 4: G H I, page 446

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, compare Malay anak.

Noun

oan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冤 (“unjust/to wrong”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwaːŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

oan • (寃)

wronged; victimized; persecuted
wrongful; unjust; unrighteous

Adverb

oan • (寃)

wrongfully; unjustly; unfairly

Derived terms

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

oankrûpe

Yola

**Yola cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : oan

Alternative forms

own, ane

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/

Numeral

oan (plural oanès)

one
Synonym: o

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

oanes

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