אָן

See also: אַן, אן, and Appendix:Variations of "an"

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YiddishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German āne (“without”) (compare German ohne), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnō (“without”) (compare Old Saxon āno, Old Frisian ōni, Old Norse án, ón), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”) (compare Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu)).

PrepositionEdit

אָן • (on) (no contracted dem-form)

1. without

   ‏וואָס קען וואַקסן, וואַקסן אָן רעגן?‏‎ ― vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn? ― What can grow, grow without rain?

Derived termsEdit

• אָן דאַנק‏ (on dank, “ungrateful”)
• אָן וועלכער‏ (on velkher, “without which”)
• אָן אײַנזעעריש‏ (on aynzeerish, “inconsiderate”)