uan

See also: UAN, úan, and ūan

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Conjunction

uan

  1. and

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uən̪ˠ/[1]; /uːnˠ/[2]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úan,[3] from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Noun

uan m (genitive singular uain, nominative plural uain)

  1. lamb
    Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan. (proverb)
    Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
Declension
Declension of uan (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative uan uain
vocative a uain a uana
genitive uain uan
dative uan uain
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-uan na huain
genitive an uain na n-uan
dative leis an uan
don uan 		leis na huain
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish auen, úan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos (compare Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn which yielded Welsh ewyn, Cornish ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Modern Breton ewon) or possibly *ɸowsinos from Proto-Indo-European *pew(H)-).[4]

Noun

uan m (genitive singular uain)

  1. froth, foam
Declension
Declension of uan (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative uan
vocative a uain
genitive uain
dative uan
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-uan
genitive an uain
dative leis an uan
don uan
Derived terms
  • uanán (“froth”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of uan
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uan n-uan huan t-uan

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 211, page 105
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 474, page 151
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1286; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “uan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “uan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úan,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uən/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ʊ̃ɑ̃n][2]

Noun

uan m (genitive singular uain, plural uain)

  1. lamb

Derived terms

  • an t-uan-Càisge (“Paschal Lamb”)
  • feòil-uain (“lamb meat”)
  • leth-uan (“twin lamb”)
  • tabh-uan (“seal pup”)
  • uainfheòil (“lamb meat”)
  • Uan Dhè (“Lamb of God”)
  • uanan (“young lamb, little lamb”)

Mutation

Mutation of uan
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uan n-uan h-uan t-uan

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “uan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN
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