See also: Jaan, Jáan, and jään

Estonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Jaan (John). June 24th, the day of the celebration, was designated as a feast day for St. John the Baptist by the Christian church.

Noun edit

jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)

  1. Midsummer Day
    Synonym: jaanipäev
Inflection edit
Declension of jaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jaan jaanid
accusative nom.
gen. jaani
genitive jaanide
partitive jaani jaane
jaanisid
illative jaani
jaanisse
jaanidesse
jaanesse
inessive jaanis jaanides
jaanes
elative jaanist jaanidest
jaanest
allative jaanile jaanidele
jaanele
adessive jaanil jaanidel
jaanel
ablative jaanilt jaanidelt
jaanelt
translative jaaniks jaanideks
jaaneks
terminative jaanini jaanideni
essive jaanina jaanidena
abessive jaanita jaanideta
comitative jaaniga jaanidega
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Ingrian: Jaani

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)

  1. Abbreviation of jaanuar: Jan.
Inflection edit
Declension of jaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jaan jaanid
accusative nom.
gen. jaani
genitive jaanide
partitive jaani jaane
jaanisid
illative jaani
jaanisse
jaanidesse
jaanesse
inessive jaanis jaanides
jaanes
elative jaanist jaanidest
jaanest
allative jaanile jaanidele
jaanele
adessive jaanil jaanidel
jaanel
ablative jaanilt jaanidelt
jaanelt
translative jaaniks jaanideks
jaaneks
terminative jaanini jaanideni
essive jaanina jaanidena
abessive jaanita jaanideta
comitative jaaniga jaanidega

Further reading edit

Finnish edit

Verb edit

jaan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of jakaa

Anagrams edit

North Frisian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian ān, ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

Numeral edit

jaan

  1. (Heligoland) one

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian jeva, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

jaan

  1. (transitive) To give.
  2. (reflexive) To go, to leave.

Inflection edit

Irregular
infinitive jaan
3rd singular past joech
past participle jûn
infinitive jaan
long infinitive jaan
gerund jaan n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular jou joech
2nd singular joust joechst
3rd singular jout joech
plural jouwe joegen
imperative jou
participles jaand, jaande jûn

Further reading edit

  • jaan”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Wolof edit

Noun edit

jaan

  1. snake