See also: uan

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Welsh oen), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (lamb).

Noun

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úan m

  1. lamb
Inflection
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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative úan úanL úainL
Vocative úain úanL úanuH
Accusative úanN úanL úanuH
Genitive úainL úan úanN
Dative úanL úanaib úanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
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  • Irish: uan
  • Manx: eayn
  • Scottish Gaelic: uan

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *pow-ino-, from *pu- (to swell, blow).

Noun

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úan ?

  1. foam
  2. froth


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Etymology 3

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See the verb oidid

Noun

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úan f

  1. act of lending, loan


Alternative forms
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Etymology 4

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Univerbation of úa (from) +‎ sinn (us)

Pronoun

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úan

  1. first-person plural of úa; alternative spelling of úainn

Etymology 5

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Univerbation of úa (from) +‎ in (the, dative singular)

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úan

  1. from/of/by the (dative singular)

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
úan
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-úan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.