aan

Symbol

aan

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

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:

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Adverb

aan

1. on

Preposition

aan

1. at, against, for, in, by, near, next to, on

Noun

aan anim

1. shawl, robe

   nítsspiksísttohksaana ― my thick shawl

References

• Donald G. Frantz, Norma J. Russel (1989) Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, University of Toronto Press, published 2017

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

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

Alternative forms

• (unstressed pronunciation spelling) an

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 (positioned at the outer surface of; attached to)

   Het schilderij hangt aan de muur.

   The painting is on the wall.

2. at, on (near; adjacent to; alongside; just off)

   aan tafel ― at the table

   aan de kust ― at the coast

   een huis aan de hoofdweg ― a house on the main road

3. to, indicates the target or recipient of an action

   Ik heb de rest van het geld aan mijn moeder gegeven.

   I gave the rest of the money to my mother.

4. from, of, because of, as a result of

   Hij is gisteren overleden aan een hartaanval.

   He died of a heart attack yesterday.

5. about (concerning)

   Ik snap niet wat daar zo grappig aan is.

   I don't understand what's so funny about that.

6. up to, indicates responsibility

   Het is nu aan jou.

   It's up to you now.

7. at (having reached)

   Ik zit aan mijn limiet.

   I'm at my limit.

8. (with a definite noun) using, abusing, currently occupied with

   Ik ben aan het werk.

   I am working.

   Hij zit aan de drugs.

   He's using drugs.

   Wij gaan nu aan de thee.

   We're having tea now.

9. (dated, proscribed, Limburg) at, for, denotes a price

   Synonyms: voor, tegen

10. (obsolete) in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces

    Synonym: in

    aan tweeën ― in two

    • 1917 April 25, “GEMENGD NIEUWS”, in Ons Noorden‎, Groningen, page 2:

      […] schipper P. van Es heeft een mijn in de garnalenkor gevischt. Na het net aan tweeën gesneden te hebben, heeft hij de mijn voor de haven van Stellendam gesleept, waar ze door personeel van het bewakingsvaartuig „Albatros" uit het net is gehaald.

      […] skipper P. van Es has fished a mine in the shrimp net. After cutting the net in two, he dragged the mine to the port of Stellendam, where it was removed from the net by personnel of the guard vessel "Albatros".

Adverb

aan

1. on, (of a device) being operative

   Jij zet de motor aan.

   You turn on your engine.

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.

Adjective

aan (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. on (functional, operational)

   De kachel is aan.

   The heater is on.

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.

Noun

aan

1. genitive singular of aa

Alternative forms

• (Pular) an

Pronoun

aan

1. (Maasina, Pulaar) you (second person singular emphatic pronoun)

   Ngaɗen wattitaare, mi hokkete nagge am, aan du kokkaa kam ngaari ndi.

   Let's do an exchange, I give you my cow, and you give me your bull.

   ba aan

   even you

References

• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Etymology

From Proto-Aroid *ʔan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔáːn/, [ʔáːn̥]

Noun

aan

1. arm, hand

References

• Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎, Leiden University, page 297

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔːn
• Syllabification: aan

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

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *aqal.

Noun

aan

1. chicken

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.

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

References

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

Noun

aan

1. crow

Noun

aan

1. body

Noun

aan

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