awn
See also: awn.
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɔːn/
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
- Homophone: on (US, Southern) (US, Midland US) (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Noun edit
awn (plural awns)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the bristle or beard of certain plants
|
Anagrams edit
Middle Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
awn
- inflection of mynet:
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
awn
Scots edit
Determiner edit
awn
References edit
- “awn, adj., n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
- (first-person singular conditional): elwn
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
awn
- inflection of mynd:
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
awn | unchanged | unchanged | hawn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |