un

See also: Un and Appendix:Variations of "un"

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• 'un

EtymologyEdit

Representing non-standard pronunciation of one.

NounEdit

un (plural uns)

1. (dialectal) One.

Derived termsEdit

• thick-un

AnagramsEdit

• NU, Nu, nu

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AromanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus. Compare Daco-Romanian un.

ArticleEdit

un (feminine unã)

1. (indefinite article) a, an

Related termsEdit

• unu

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AsturianEdit

Asturian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : primeru

Alternative formsEdit

• unu

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus.

NumeralEdit

un or unu m (feminine una)

1. (cardinal) one

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BinandereEdit

NounEdit

un

1. water

Further readingEdit

• Jonathan Paul Wilson, Binandere nominal structures (1996)

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BretonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

ArticleEdit

un

1. a/an

See alsoEdit

• ur
• ul

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Provençal un, from Latin ūnum (“one”), accusative form of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

PronunciationEdit

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈun/
• Rhymes: -un

ArticleEdit

un m (feminine una, masculine plural uns, feminine plural unes)

1. an; the indefinite article
2. (in the plural) some

Usage notesEdit

• Unlike English, Catalan uses the indefinite article with plural nouns as well as singular nouns.
• Catalan cardinal numbers may be used as masculine or feminine adjectives, except un/una (“1”), dos/dues (“2”), cents/centes (“100s”) and its compounds. When used as nouns, Catalan cardinal numbers are treated as masculine singular nouns in most contexts, but in expressions involving time such as la una i trenta (1:30) or les dues (two o'clock), they are feminine because the feminine noun hora has been elided.

NumeralEdit

Catalan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : primer
Catalan Wikipedia article on un

un m (feminine una, noun form u)

1. (cardinal) one

PronounEdit

un m sg (feminine una)

1. one; indefinite pronoun

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ChamorroEdit

EtymologyEdit

Adjective and article from Spanish un.

AdjectiveEdit

un

1. one

ArticleEdit

un

1. a, an

PronounEdit

un

1. you (used in transitive sentences)

   Kao un taitai i lepblo-mu? ― Did you read your book?

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ChuukeseEdit

VerbEdit

un

1. to drink

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Dutch Low SaxonEdit

ConjunctionEdit

un

1. and

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FalaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese un, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one; single”).

ArticleEdit

un m (plural un-os, feminine un-a, feminine plural un-as)

1. a (masculine singular indefinite article)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 2: Númerus?:

     As lenguas, idiomas, dialectus o falas tenin un-as funciós mui claras desde o principiu dos siglu i si hai contabilizaus en o mundu un-as 8.000 lenguas, ca un-a con sua importancia numérica relativa, a nossa fala é un tesoiru mais entre elas.

     The tongues, languages or regional variants have some very clear functions since the beginning of the centuries and some 8,000 languages have been accounted for in the world, each with its relative numerical importance, our Fala is another treasure among them.

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one (numerical value equal to 1)

Related termsEdit

• primeiru

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French un, from Latin ūnum, accusative singular of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /œ̃/
• (with merger of un with in) IPA^(key): /ɛ̃/

• Audio (France)

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• Audio (France)

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• Audio (Belgium)

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• Audio (Quebec): [ɝ̃]

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ArticleEdit

un m (feminine une, plural des, negative de)

1. an, a

NumeralEdit

French cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : premier
French Wikipedia article on un

un

1. one

NounEdit

un m (plural un)

1. one

PronounEdit

un m

1. one

AnagramsEdit

• nu

Further readingEdit

• “un” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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FriulianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus.

ArticleEdit

un m (feminine une)

1. a, an

AdjectiveEdit

un

1. one

NumeralEdit

un (feminine une)

1. (cardinal) one

PronounEdit

un

1. one

Related termsEdit

• unî

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GalicianEdit

Galician cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : primeiro
Galician Wikipedia article on un

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese un, ũu, from Latin ūnus.

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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ArticleEdit

un m sg (feminine unha, masculine plural uns, feminine plural unhas)

1. (indefinite) a, one

Usage notesEdit

The article un and its inflected forms unha,uns, and unhas all form contractions with the prepositions con (“with”), de (“of, from”), and en (“in”).

Derived termsEdit

• cun, cunha, cunhas, cuns
• dun, dunha, dunhas, duns
• nun, nunha, nunhas, nuns

NumeralEdit

un m (feminine unha)

1. (cardinal) one

Usage notesEdit

The numeral un and its feminine form unha form contractions with the prepositions con (“with”), de (“of, from”), and en (“in”).

Derived termsEdit

• cun, cunha
• dun, dunha
• nun, nunha

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German Low GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• on (in Low Prussian and some other dialects)

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately cognate to German und.

ConjunctionEdit

un

1. (in several dialects, including Hamburgisch and East Frisian) and

   Planten un Blomen ― plants and flowers

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Of unknown origin.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈun]

• Audio

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VerbEdit

un

1. (transitive) to be bored of, to be fed up with, to be tired of

ConjugationEdit

conjugation of un

Infinitive			unni
Past participle			unt
Present participle			unó
Future participle			unandó
Adverbial participle			unva
Potential			unhat
			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood	Present	Indefinite	unok	unsz	un	ununk	untok	unnak
		Definite	unom én téged/titeket unlak	unod	unja	unjuk	unjátok	unják
	Past	Indefinite	untam	untál	unt	untunk	untatok	untak
		Definite	untam én téged/titeket untalak	untad	unta	untuk	untátok	unták
Conditional mood	Present	Indefinite	unnék	unnál	unna	unnánk	unnátok	unnának
		Definite	unnám én téged/titeket unnálak	unnád	unná	unnánk	unnátok	unnák
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indefinite	unjak	unj or unjál	unjon	unjunk	unjatok	unjanak
		Definite	unjam én téged/titeket unjalak	und or unjad	unja	unjuk	unjátok	unják
Conjugated infinitive			unnom	unnod	unnia	unnunk	unnotok	unniuk

Derived termsEdit

• unalom
• unatkozik
• untat

(With verbal prefixes):

• megun
• ráun

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IdoEdit

Ido cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : unesma     Adverbial : unfoye     Multiplier : unopla     Fractional : unima
Ido Wikipedia article on un

EtymologyEdit

From French un, Spanish un, Italian un, all from Latin ūnus.

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one (1)

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InterlinguaEdit

ArticleEdit

un

1. an, a

NumeralEdit

un

1. one

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InterlingueEdit

ArticleEdit

un

1. Indefinite article: a

NumeralEdit

un

1. one

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From uno, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

ArticleEdit

un m (see uno)

1. an, a

NounEdit

un m (see uno)

1. one

AdjectiveEdit

un m (see uno)

1. one

PronounEdit

un m (see uno)

1. one

AnagramsEdit

• nu

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

un

1. Rōmaji transcription of うん

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LadinEdit

Ladin cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : prim

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus.

AdjectiveEdit

un

1. one

NounEdit

un m (uncountable)

1. one

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LatvianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Middle Low German un (“and”). It replaced, in this sense, the particle ir (compare Lithuanian ir, which still has the sense of “and”). At first there were competing borrowings from other Germanic dialects (e.g. und, unde), and some forms were influenced by ir (resulting in ind, in), but from the 18th century on, the form un gradually became dominant.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ùn]

ConjunctionEdit

un

1. additive conjunction used to link similar terms in a clause; and

   Didzis un Ilga apstājās ― Didzis and Ilga stopped

   tas ir skaists un dārgs ― this is beautiful and expensive

   tēvs strādā un domā ― father is working and thinking

2. used to link clauses within a sentence; and

   Lupatu Zeta smējās tik sirsnīgi, ka asaras sakāpa acīs un pat Lupats pieliecās klausīties ― Lupatu Zeta laughed so heartily that tears filled her eyes and even Lupats leaned forward to listen

   pie tēva vīri atnāk uz runāšanu... Annelei patīk skatīties, kādi tie vīri un kā viņi runā ― (some) men came to father to talk... Annele liked to look what those men looked like and how they spoke

3. used to link two independent clauses, indicating simultaneity, sequence, contrast, opposition, or comparison between them; and

   uzlec saule, un sākas jauna diena ― the sun rises, and a new day begins

   Annele papurināja smiedamās galvu, un visi lakati bija atkal nost ― Annele shook her head, laughing, and all scarves were (= fell) off once more

   Ansis bija noliesējis gluži dzeltenīgs, nomocījis, un tomēr viņa acīs bija arī līksmība ― Ansis had lost weight, grown rather yellow, (he looked) run down, and yet in his eyes there was also joy

   pavasarī viņam palika pieci gadi, un tas jau bija diezgan cienījams vecums ― in spring he became five years (old), and that was already quite a respectable age

4. used to introduce an independent clause, linking it to the preceding context

   mātei varēja stāstīt visu... vai tiešām visu? un Ģirts atskārta, ka pēdējā laikā noticis daudz kas tāds, par ko viņš tomēr nestāstīs mātei... ― mother might tell everything... really everything? and Ģirts realized that recently many things had happened that he wouldn't tell mother...

   atceries, cik Latvijā šis vārds skanēja noslēpumaini un vilinoši: Kalifornija! un tagad ļoti labvēlīgs liktenis tevi iespēlējis tieši teiksmainajā Kalifornijā ― remember how in Latvia this word sounds mysterious and tempting: California! and now a very favorable fate has brought you to legendary California

ReferencesEdit

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LigurianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /yŋ/, [ỹŋ]

NumeralEdit

un m (feminine ùnn-a)

1. (cardinal) one

NounEdit

un m (invariable)

1. The number one.

PronounEdit

un m (feminine ùnn-a)

1. someone, a person

   Ò vìsto un ch'o m'à dæto dêxe éori.

   I saw someone who gave me ten euros.

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LivonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from Middle Low German un, probably through Latvian un.

InterjectionEdit

un

1. and

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Louisiana Creole FrenchEdit

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one

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LuxembourgishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• u (used before consonants other than d, h, n, t, z)

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German ana. The form is phonetically regular through the developments -a- → -ue- in originally open syllables, and -ue- → -u- before nasals.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /un/

PrepositionEdit

un (+ dative or accusative)

1. on; at; to

   D’Biller hänken un der Wand.

   The pictures hang on the wall.

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ManxEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Breton unan, Cornish onan, Irish aon.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /eːn/, /ɯːn/, /uːn/

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one

Related termsEdit

• unnane

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Middle FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• ung

EtymologyEdit

From Old French un, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ỹ/

ArticleEdit

un

1. a, an

NumeralEdit

un (invariable)

1. (cardinal) one

DescendantsEdit

• French: un

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Middle WelshEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• vn

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʉn/

NumeralEdit

un

1. one

MutationEdit

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical	Soft	Nasal	H-prothesis
un	unchanged	unchanged	hun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further readingEdit

• Simon Evans (1964), A Grammar of Middle Welsh, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 1.

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MirandeseEdit

ArticleEdit

un m (feminine ua)

1. a, an

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NormanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• iun (Guernsey)

EtymologyEdit

From Old French uns, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

PronunciationEdit

• Audio (Jersey)

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ArticleEdit

un m

1. a / an (masculine indefinite article)

Coordinate termsEdit

• (gender): eune
• (definiteness): lé

NumeralEdit

un m (feminine ieune)

1. (Jersey, cardinal) one

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NovialEdit

Novial cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : unesmi

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one

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OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Provençal un, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

ArticleEdit

un m (feminine una)

1. a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

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Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnum, accusative singular of ūnus (“one”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ỹn/

ArticleEdit

un

1. a, an (masculine oblique singular indefinite article)
2. a, an (masculine nominative plural indefinite article)

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one

DeclensionEdit

Old French indefinite articles

Declension of the indefinite article un

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
nominative	uns	une	un	unes
oblique	un	une	uns	unes

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Old PortugueseEdit

ArticleEdit

un

1. Alternative form of ũu

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PalikurEdit

NounEdit

un n

1. water

ReferencesEdit

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, ISBN 0199593566

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PapiamentuEdit

Papiamentu cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un

NumeralEdit

un

1. (cardinal) one (1)

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Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate to German und, English and.

ConjunctionEdit

un

1. and

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Alternative formsEdit

• (Moldavian) ун (un)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /un/

ArticleEdit

un m, n (feminine singular o, plural niște)

1. a, an (indefinite article)

DeclensionEdit

declension of un (determiner declension, indefinite only)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	un		o	niște	niște
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	unui		unei	unor	unor
	definite	—		—	—	—

Usage notesEdit

Un is also used as a cardinal number (see unu and una).

O is used for feminine nouns:

un bărbat ― a man (masculine)

un vis ― a dream (neuter)

o femeie ― a woman (feminine)

Related termsEdit

• unu (used as a numeral/cardinal number)
• unul (used as an indefinite pronoun)

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Saterland FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German und

ConjunctionEdit

un

1. and

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

NumeralEdit

un (Cyrillic spelling ун)

1. (Chakavian, cardinal) one (1)

SynonymsEdit

• jedan
• jen (regional)

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SicilianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From unu, from Latin ūnus.

ArticleEdit

un m sg

1. (indefinite) a, an

See alsoEdit

Sicilian articles
	Masculine	Feminine
indefinite singular	un, nu	na
definite singular	lu, û	la, â
definite plural	li, î	li, î

Usage notesEdit

Un is never used before words starting with the letter z or s and a consonant, like the Italian un

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SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *onъ.

DeterminerEdit

un

1. (regional) that

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From uno, from Latin ūnus.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -un

AdjectiveEdit

un m (apocopate, standard form uno)

1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of uno one

Usage notesEdit

The form un is only used before and within the noun phrase of the masculine singular noun that it modifies. In other positions, uno is used instead.

ArticleEdit

un m (indefinite, plural unos, feminine una, feminine plural unas)

1. a

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TatarEdit

NumeralEdit

un (Cyrillic spelling ун)

1. (cardinal) ten

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TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Turkic [script needed] (un), from Proto-Turkic *hūn.

NounEdit

un (definite accusative unu, plural unlar)

1. flour

DeclensionEdit

declension of un

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	un	unlar
definite accusative (belirtme)	unu	unları
dative (yönelme)	una	unlara
locative (bulunma)	unda	unlarda
ablative (ayrılma)	undan	unlardan
genitive (tamlayan)	unun	unların

possessive forms of un

benim (my)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	unum	unlarım
definite accusative (belirtme)	unumu	unlarımı
dative (yönelme)	unuma	unlarıma
locative (bulunma)	unumda	unlarımda
ablative (çıkma)	unumdan	unlarımdan
genitive (tamlayan)	unumun	unlarımın
senin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	unun	unların
definite accusative (belirtme)	ununu	unlarını
dative (yönelme)	ununa	unlarına
locative (bulunma)	ununda	unlarında
ablative (çıkma)	unundan	unlarından
genitive (tamlayan)	ununun	unlarının
onun (her/his/its)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	unu	unları
definite accusative (belirtme)	ununu	unlarını
dative (yönelme)	ununa	unlarına
locative (bulunma)	ununda	unlarında
ablative (çıkma)	unundan	unlarından
genitive (tamlayan)	ununun	unlarının
bizim (our)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	unumuz	unlarımız
definite accusative (belirtme)	unumuzu	unlarımızı
dative (yönelme)	unumuza	unlarımıza
locative (bulunma)	unumuzda	unlarımızda
ablative (çıkma)	unumuzdan	unlarımızdan
genitive (tamlayan)	unumuzun	unlarımızın
sizin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	ununuz	unlarınız
definite accusative (belirtme)	ununuzu	unlarınızı
dative (yönelme)	ununuza	unlarınıza
locative (bulunma)	ununuzda	unlarınızda
ablative (çıkma)	ununuzdan	unlarınızdan
genitive (tamlayan)	ununuzun	unlarınızın
onların (their)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	unları	unları
definite accusative (belirtme)	unlarını	unlarını
dative (yönelme)	unlarına	unlarına
locative (bulunma)	unlarında	unlarında
ablative (çıkma)	unlarından	unlarından
genitive (tamlayan)	unlarının	unlarının

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VenetianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• on (rural areas)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ūnus.

ArticleEdit

un m (feminine na)

1. masculine singular indefinite article; a / an

See alsoEdit

Venetian articles (edit)
	m sg	f sg	m pl	f pl
Definite articles (the)	el / al (Belluno) l' (before vowels)	la l' (mandatory before a, optional before other vowels)	i	le / 'e (Padua)
Indefinite articles (a / an)	un / on (rural)	na	-	-

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WelshEdit

Welsh cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : un     Ordinal : cyntaf     Adverbial : unwaith
Welsh Wikipedia article on un

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

PronunciationEdit

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨːn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /iːn/

AdjectiveEdit

un

1. only

NumeralEdit

un

1. one

NounEdit

un m (plural unau)

1. one, individual

Related termsEdit

• dim un (“none”)
• pob un (“each”)
• -yn

MutationEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

• “un”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014