alan

See also: Alan, ałan, alaŋ, and a lán

English

Noun

alan (plural alans)

1. Alternative form of alaunt

Anagrams

• Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala

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Azerbaijani

Participle

alan

1. subject non-past participle of almaq

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Czech

Noun

alan m

1. alane, aluminium hydride (AlH₃)

Further reading

• Chemické názvosloví anorganických sloučenin by Musilová and Peňázová, 2000, ped.muni.cz
• Chemické názvosloví apparently by Zdeněk Mička, natur.cuni.cz

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Finnish

Noun

alan

1. Genitive singular form of ala.

Verb

alan

1. First-person singular indicative present form of alkaa.

Anagrams

• lana

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Gothic

Romanization

alan

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽

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Hiligaynon

Adjective

álan

1. rancid

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lɑn/

Verb

alan

1. to nourish
2. to grow, produce
3. to appear

Conjugation

Conjugation of alan (strong class 6)

infinitive	alan	alenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	ale	ōl
2nd-person singular	ælest, ælst	ōle
3rd-person singular	æleþ, ælþ	ōl
plural	alaþ	ōlon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ale	ōle
plural	alen	ōlen
imperative
singular	al
plural	alaþ
participle	present	past
	alende	(ġe)ælen, (ġe)alen

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.ɫɑn/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ‎ (alañ, “glade, plain ground”).

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

1. area, square as for place.

   Tarlanın alanı 150.000 hektarla en büyüktü.

   The area of the field was with 150.000 hectares the largest.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	alan
Definite accusative	alanı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alan	alanlar
Definite accusative	alanı	alanları
Dative	alana	alanlara
Locative	alanda	alanlarda
Ablative	alandan	alanlardan
Genitive	alanın	alanların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular alanım alanlarım 2nd singular alanın alanların 3rd singular alanı alanları 1st plural alanımız alanlarımız 2nd plural alanınız alanlarınız 3rd plural alanları alanları

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آلان‎ (alan), equivalent to almak (“to take, to receive”) +‎ -an.

Adjective

alan (comparative daha alan, superlative en alan)

1. recipient, susceptive

   Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti. (proverb)

   The one who is the recipient of the horse has already passed Üsküdar. (It is too late to do anything; you have missed the train.)

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

1. The person who takes something.

   Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti. (proverb)

   The person who took the horse has passed Üsküdar. (Too late to do anything about it, as the chance has been missed.)

Anagrams

• nala

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈalan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaːlan/, /ˈalan/

Noun

alan m (plural alannon)

1. asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
2. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Derived terms

• alan bach (“white butterbur, Petasites albus”)
• alan bychan (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”)
• alan gawr (“giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus”)
• alan mawr (“butterbur (plant), Petasites hybridus”)
• alan mis bach (“winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans”)
• alan mwyaf (“giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus”)
• alan pêr (“winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans”)
• gwyfyn yr alan (“butterbur (moth), Hydraecia petasitis”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
alan	unchanged	unchanged	halan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “alan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies