Finnish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin en. See äs for further details on the vowel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈæn/, [ˈæn]
  • Rhymes: -æn
  • Syllabification(key): än

Noun edit

än

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter N.

Declension edit

Anagrams edit

Jumjum edit

Noun edit

än (plural äärgä)

  1. house, hut, home

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

  1. (Mooring) and

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)

  1. still, yet (about time)
    Är du kvar än?
    Are you still here?
    Det är inte midnatt än
    It is not midnight yet.
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. indefinite plural of ä

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit