onn
Translingual
Symbol
onn
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Onobasulu terms
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *onn, from Proto-Celtic *osnos. Cognate with Breton and Welsh onn.
Noun
onn f (collective, singulative onnen)
Derived terms
- onn amerikanek (“white ashes”)
- onn manna (“manna ashes”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
onn f (definite singular onna, indefinite plural onner, definite plural onnene)
- bustle
- perseverance
- hard farmwork, usually at a specific time of year
- the time period in which hard farmwork is done
References
- “onn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
onn m (plural onns)
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *onnā (compare Cornish/Breton onn), from Proto-Celtic *osnos (compare Old Irish uinnius), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s-(e)no-s (compare English ash, Latin ornus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
onn f (collective, singulative onnen)
Quotations
- c. 1800, “Llwyn Onn [The Ash Grove]”, anonymous lyricist, anonymous composer:
- Yn nyffryn llwyn onn draw mi welais hardd feinwen […]
- In yonder valley of an ash grove I saw a fair maiden […]
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| onn | unchanged | unchanged | honn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “onn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies