arian

See also: Arian and -arian

Abau

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ri.an/

Adjective

arian

  1. own

References

  • SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎[1]

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀēn, from Proto-Germanic *aizāną (“to spare; protect; honour”); equivalent to ār (“honour”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ārian

  1. to show mercy to, spare
    • Nǣneġum ārað lēode Deniga ac hē lust wigeð, swefeð ond sændeþ.
      He spares none of the Danish people, but carries on his delight, slaying and dispatching.
      (Beowulf ll. 598-600)
  2. to pardon
    • Laws of King Ine
      Ġif hē ealdormon sīe, ðolie his sċīre, būton him kyning ārian wille.
      If he is an alderman, he shall lose his shire, unless the king wishes to pardon him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ārian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ārian ārienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āriġe ārode
second person singular ārast ārodest
third person singular āraþ ārode
plural āriaþ ārodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āriġe ārode
plural āriġen āroden
imperative
singular āra
plural āriaþ
participle present past
āriende (ġe)ārod

Descendants

  • Middle English: oren, aren, arenn (Ormulum)

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French aryen.

Adjective

arian m or n (feminine singular ariană, masculine plural arieni, feminine and neuter plural ariene)

  1. Aryan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French arien. By surface analysis, Arie +‎ -an.

Adjective

arian m or n (feminine singular ariană, masculine plural arieni, feminine and neuter plural ariene)

  1. Arian

Declension

Declension of arian
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite arian ariană arieni ariene
definite arianul ariana arienii arienele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite arian ariene arieni ariene
definite arianului arienei arienilor arienelor

Swedish

Noun

arian

  1. definite singular of aria

Welsh

Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

From Middle Welsh ariant, from Old Welsh argant, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white; shine”). Compare Breton arc'hant/argant, Irish airgead and Latin argentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarjan/
  • Rhymes: -arjan

Noun

arian m (usually uncountable, plural ariannau or ariannoedd)

  1. silver, argent
  2. money
    Synonym: pres

Derived terms

  • ariangar (“covetous”)
  • arian bath
  • arian breiniol
  • arian byw
  • arian cochion
  • arian degol
  • arian gwynion
  • arian mân
  • arian nitrad (“silver nitrate”)
  • arian papur (“paper money”)
  • arian parod (“ready money, cash”)
  • arian poced (“pocket money”)
  • arian treigl
  • arian wrth gefn
  • ariannaidd (“silvery, silvern”)
  • ariannol (“monetary”)
  • ariannu
  • ariannwr (“banker, cashier”)
  • dail arian
  • darn arian
  • gof arian (“silversmith”)
  • medal arian
  • peiriant arian (“cash machine”)

Adjective

arian (feminine singular arian, plural arian, not comparable)

  1. silver, silvern (made of silver)
  2. silver, silvery (in colour)
  3. (figurative) silvery

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of arian
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arian unchanged unchanged harian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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