'na

See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"

Irish

Contraction

’na

1. Alternative form of ina

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• 'n' (apocopic)

Etymology

Apheresis of ùnn-a (“a, an”, article).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na/

Article

'na f sg (masculine 'n)

1. a, an (female)

   'na dònna ― a woman

Papiamentu

Contraction

’na

1. Alternative form of duna

   ’na m'é !

   give me!

   (literally, “give it to me”)

Tarantino

Article

'na f sg (masculine 'nu)

1. a

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /na/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /na/
  • (that, these): (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /nə/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

Apheretic variant of yna (“there”).

Adverb

'na

1. (informal) Alternative form of yna (“there”)
2. (informal) (in conjuction with the definite article y)
   1. (following a singular noun) Alternative form of yna (“that”)
   2. (following a singular noun) Alternative form of yna (“these”)

Etymology 2

Apheretic variant of dyna (“there”).

Adverb

'na

1. (informal) Alternative form of dyna (“there is/are”)

Etymology 3

Apheretic variant of hwnna and honna (“that”).

Pronoun

'na m

1. (informal) Alternative form of hwnna (“that (masculine)”)
2. (informal) Alternative form of honna (“that (feminine)”)