acan

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See also: aĉan and -acán

Classical Nahuatl

Adverb

acan

  1. Alternative spelling of ahcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

acan

  1. to ache

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: aken, ake, eken
    • English: ache
    • Scots: yawk
    • Yola: aake

Polish

Etymology

Contraction of waszmość pan; from waszmość pan to waćpan to wasan to acan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡san/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡san
  • Syllabification: a‧can

Noun

acan m pers (female equivalent acani or acanka, diminutive acanek)

  1. (dated) you (polite second person m-personal nominative pronoun)
    Synonyms: acpan, aćpan, asan, asindziej, aspan, pan, wacan, waćpan, wasan, waspan, waszmość pan

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
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Further reading

  • acan in Polish dictionaries at PWN