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Istro-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin annus (“year”) (compare Romanian an), from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-nos, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ån m (definite singular ånu)
- year
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ēn.
Numeral
ån m (f, n iinj)
- (Mooring) one
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. The -n is probably from the definite form derived from Old Norse accusative singular ána.
Pronunciation
Noun
ån f
- (dialectal, Valdresmål, Hallingmål, Nissedal and Egdemål) alternative form of å (“river, stream”)
1993, John Hemsing, “Stupul'n”, in Heimatt, Fagernes: Valdres forlag, page 22:Fjellorgele bruse me' bekkji o æna sine eigne korala […]- The mountain organ roars with the chorales of creeks and rivers
1985, Knut Hermundstad, Truer om dyr, page 19:Dei sa at når Store-Viken kom til ei ån med so smal klopp at hesten ikkje kunde gå ho, tok Stoke-Viken hesten på akslene og bar han over.- They said that when big Viken came to a stream with such a narrow bridge that the horse could not walk it, then took the horse on his shoulders and carried it over.
References
- “ån”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Swedish
Noun
ån
- definite singular of å
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