aan

See also: ån, Aan, AAN, aañ, aan-, -aan, -aán, and A.A.N.

Translingual

Symbol

aan

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Anambé.

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• an (Western Cape)

Etymology

From Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːn/

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

aan

1. on

Preposition

aan

1. at; on
2. to

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• an (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Middle High German an, from Old High German ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːn/

Preposition

aan (+ dative or accusative)

1. (most dialects) on; at
2. (most dialects) to

Usage notes

• As an actual preposition the short-vowel variant an is equally common or preferred, but only aan is used in adverbial uses, e.g. as a prefix (aanmaache, aanfange, etc.).

Derived terms

• draan
• eraan
• aam, am (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• å (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with German an, English on.

Preposition

aan (Sette Comuni)

1. (+ dative) on; For stationary objects, e.g. It is on the table.
2. (+ accusative) on, onto; For moving objects, e.g. I put it on the table.

Adverb

aan

1. (Sette Comuni) on, onward

Derived terms

• haltan aan
• höoban aan

References

• “aan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːn/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: aan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Preposition

aan

1. on
2. to

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of aan

preposition	aan
postpositional adv.	aan
+ het (it)	eraan
+ dit (this)	hieraan
+ dat (that)	daaraan
+ wat (what)	waaraan
+ iets (something)	ergens aan
+ niets (nothing)	nergens aan
+ alles (everything)	overal aan

Derived terms

• aanbreken
• aandacht
• aandeel
• aan de gang
• aan den lijve
• aan de slag
• aankijken
• aanleveren
• aannemen
• aanmoedigen
• aanraken
• aanscherpen
• aanslag
• aansluiten
• aanspreken
• aantasten
• aantrekken
• aanvechten
• aanvoeren
• aanvullen
• aanwijzen
• aanzien

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aan
• Jersey Dutch: ân
• Negerhollands: aan, an
• Skepi Creole Dutch: an

Adverb

aan

1. on, (of a device) being operative
2. on, (of clothing) being worn
3. In compounds with verbs:
   1. Denoting growth or restoration.
   2. Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity.
   3. Denoting the beginning of an action or process.

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: an

See also

• aan het

Adjective

aan (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. on (functional, operational)
2. (slang, said of parties) amazing, lit

   Synonyms: gaande, loesoe

   Zijn huisfeest gisteren was echt aan, al tijden niet zo naar mijn zin gehad.

   His house party yesterday was seriously amazing, haven't enjoyed myself that much in a long time.

Finnish

Noun

aan

1. genitive singular of aa

Fula

Pronoun

aan

1. you (second person singular emphatic pronoun)

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German ane, from Old High German ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːn/

• Audio

  (file)

Preposition

aan (+ dative)

1. on, upon, at

   Das Bild hengd aan de Wand.

   The picture is hanging on the wall.

   Aam Montach hod-s gerehnd.

   On Monday it rained.

aan (+ accusative)

1. on, onto, at

   Ich henge das Bild aan die Wand.

   I hang the picture on the wall.

   Ich setze mich aan de Disch.

   I sit down at the table.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Kiput

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *aqal.

Noun

aan

1. chicken

Old Tupi

Adverb

aan

1. no.
2. never, nothing, no one.

References

• NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
• NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.

Saterland Frisian

Saterland Frisian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : aan     Ordinal : eerste

Etymology

From Old Frisian ān (“one”). Cognate with West Frisian ien (“one”), Scots ane (“one”), English one. More at one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːn/
• Hyphenation: aan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Numeral

aan (feminine een, neuter een)

1. one

Article

aan (feminine een, neuter een, unstressed n)

1. a, an

Pronoun

aan

1. one

Derived terms

• Aanter

 

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “aan”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Tetum

Noun

aan

1. body

Tlingit

Noun

aan

1. land (specifically inhabited or owned land)
2. town; village; settlement

Derived terms

• aan kwéiyi