än
See also: Appendix:Variations of "an" and Appendix:Variations of "aen"
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin en. See äs for further details on the vowel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
än
- The name of the Latin-script letter N.
Declension edit
Declension of än (irregular)
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Anagrams edit
Jumjum edit
Noun edit
än (plural äärgä)
References edit
- Fadul Yousif Aljuzuli Terafi Mohadin Chol, Muusa Nuer Teebu, Bal Douwash Yousif, Abrahama Kidir Blang, Abdalmajid Juma Anur, Tim Stirtz, David Graves. 2020. "Jumjum - English Dictionary." Webonary.org. SIL International. from https://www.webonary.org/jumjum
North Frisian edit
Conjunction edit
än
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.
Adverb edit
än (not comparable)
- still, yet (about time)
- Är du kvar än?
- Are you still here?
- Det är inte midnatt än
- It is not midnight yet.
- Är du kvar än?
- no matter
- Hur jag än försökte, kunde jag inte öppna mina ögon.
- No matter how I tried, I could not open my eyes.
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse an, from earlier *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan. Cognate with English than.
Conjunction edit
än
- than; in comparisons, states a relationship
- Han är större än du tror (att han är).
- He is bigger than you think (he is).
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
än
- indefinite plural of ä
Further reading edit
- än in Svensk ordbok.