úan
See also: uan
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːa̯n/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Welsh oen), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Noun
úan m
Inflection
| 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:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úan “lamb””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos, from Proto-Indo-European *pow-ino-, from *pew(H)- (“to swell, blow”). Cognate with Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn (whence Breton and Cornish ewon and Welsh ewyn).
Noun
úan ?
Descendants
- Irish: uan
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 úan “foam, froth””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 3
See the verb oidid
Noun
úan f
Alternative forms
- ón (early?)
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 úan “lending, loan””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 4
Pronoun
úan
Etymology 5
Univerbation of úa (“from”) + in (“the”, dative singular)
Article
úan
- from/of/by the (dative singular)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| úan (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
úan | n-úan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.