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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ( “ ancestor ” ) . Cognate to Old High German ano ( “ grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather ” ) , ana ( “ grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress ” ) , Old Prussian ane ( “ old mother ” ) , Lithuanian anýta ( “ mother-in-law ” ) .
Noun
ane f
old mother
Alemannic German
Adverb
ane
Alternative form of ääne
Ich bi rächt jung gsi, als ich da ane cho bi. I was very young when I was brought here .
Balinese
Romanization
ane
Nonstandard form of ané . Romanization of ᬳᬦᬾ
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German āne , from Old High German āna , ānu , āno , from Proto-Germanic *ēnu , *ēnō ( “ without ” ) . Cognate with German ohne , Icelandic án .
Preposition
ane
( Sette Comuni , + accusative) without
Ich pin nòch ane bètze. I'm still without money.
Ane èssan manzich nèt léeban.You can't live without eating.
References
“ane” 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
Copainalá Zoque
Noun
ane
tortilla
Derived terms
References
Harrison, Roy, Harrison, Margaret, García H., Cástulo (1981 ) Diccionario zoque de Copainalá (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 23 ) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano , page 16
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German or Middle High German ane , from Old High German ano .
Noun
ane c (singular definite anen , plural indefinite aner )
forefather
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From German ahnen .
Verb
ane (imperative an , infinitive at ane , present tense aner , past tense anede , perfect tense har anet )
guess
suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
glimpse
Conjugation
Finnish
Etymology
From the verb anoa + -e .
Pronunciation
Noun
ane
indulgence ( pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution )
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French année ( “ year ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ane
year
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *ane , from Proto-Oceanic *ane , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay , from Proto-Austronesian *aNay .
Pronunciation
Noun
ane
mite ( insect )
ringworm
Derived terms
Verb
ane
( stative ) insect -eaten
gnawed
References
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ) “ane”, in Hawaiian Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Betawi Kota ane , from Arabic أَنَا ( ʔanā ) . Doublet of ana .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ane
( colloquial ) Synonym of saya
( colloquial ) Synonym of aku
Usage notes
Usually used when transaction in
online shopping.
Japanese
Romanization
ane
Rōmaji transcription of あね
Latin
Noun
āne
vocative singular of ānus
Lithuanian
Etymology
Derhotacization of ar ne .
Particle
ane
( colloquial ) Final interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statement. .
Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch ana , from Proto-West Germanic *ana , from Proto-Germanic *ana .
Preposition
āne
on , on top of
on, on the side of
beside , alongside
to , towards ( also as strengthening of the dative case )
during
Adverb
āne
towards , closer
Descendants
Dutch: aan , ( unstressed pronunciation spelling ) an Afrikaans: aan Jersey Dutch: ân Negerhollands: aan , an Skepi Creole Dutch: an
Limburgish: aan
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch āna , from Proto-Germanic *ēnō ( “ without ” ) .
Preposition
âne
without
against , without regard for
Further reading
“ane (I) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“ane (II) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“ane (III) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “aen (I) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page aen
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “aen (II) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page aen
Middle English
Etymology 1
Article
ane
accusative / genitive / dative of an
Alternative form of an
Usage notes
Early on in the period, this inflection of the indefinite article was reserved for feminine nouns. Later in the period it came to be used in the oblique case or stylistically with all nouns regardless of gender (alongside the collapse of grammatical gender) and eventually disappeared altogether.
Etymology 2
Numeral
ane
( Northern ) Alternative form of oon
Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German āno , from Proto-Germanic *ēnu .
Preposition
āne
( +accusative ) without
Descendants
References
Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863 ) “âne ”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke , Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Motu
Noun
ane
hymn
Nandi
Pronunciation
Accusative Secondary: IPA (key ) : ( -ATR ) /ánêː/
Accusative Primary: IPA (key ) : ( -ATR ) /ácêːk/
Nominative Secondary: IPA (key ) : ( -ATR ) /áneː/
Nominative Primary: IPA (key ) : ( -ATR ) /áceːk/
Pronoun
ane
I ( first-person singular pronoun )
Derived terms
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
ane
inflection of atnit :
present indicative connegative
second-person singular imperative
imperative connegative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Low German anen .
Cognate with German ahnen , Dutch anen , Saterland Frisian oanje , German Low German ahnen and Luxembourgish ahnen .
Pronunciation
Verb
ane (imperative an , present tense aner , passive anes , simple past ante , past participle ant , present participle anende , verbal noun aning or anelse or anen )
guess , sense ( introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility )
1879 , Henrik Ibsen , Et dukkehjem , page 158 :jeg burde have anet, at noget sligt vilde ske. Jeg burde have forudset det I should have guessed that something like this would happen. I should have foreseen it
1909 , Henrik Ibsen , Efterladte Skrifter I , page 193 :de vise mænd har syn, hvor folket aner the wise men have visions where the people sense
1875 , Henrik Ibsen , Catilina , page 65 :jeg aner uklart, hvad jeg ej kan fatte I have no idea what I do not understand
1884 , Alexander L. Kielland , Fortuna , page 281 :[lille Carsten] havde ejet mere end moderen anede had owned more than his mother knew
1957 , Edvard Grieg , Artikler og taler , page 154 :[skjønnheten i] Mozarts verker [begynner] atter at anes af de få, … gjennem hans geni værdige oppførelser Mozart's works to be sensed again by the few,… through his genius worthy performances
1911 , Sigrid Undset , Jenny , page 5:der hvor Helge ante elvens løp where Helge sensed the course of the river
1958 , Dagbladet :smekkfullt var det i Aulaen lørdag, og så bom stille at en kunne ane sidemannen puste it was packed in the auditorium on Saturday, and so quiet that one could sense the person next to you breathing
1989 , Bergljot Hobæk Haff , Den guddommelige tragedie :du begynner å ane hvor det bærer hen you begin to sense where it is heading
2010 , Gro Dahle , Blomsterhandlersken :vi begynner å ane konturene av et rituale we begin to sense the contours of a ritual
1988 , Arild Nyquist , Giacomettis forunderlige reise :her kommer jeg gående og aner fred og ingen fare, og så … here I come walking and sense peace and no danger, and so …
1918 , Amalie Pettersen, Pettersens paa Persroas Pensjonat , page 7:vi kan jo ikke boltre os som jobberne, men bryder ikke freden ud, mens vi aner krig og ingen fare, behøver du ikke at knusle we can not frolic like the workers, but do not break the peace while we sense war and no danger, you do not have to be cheap
1999 , Bergljot Hobæk Haff , Sigbrits bålferd :jeg ante uråd og ventet meg det verste på en dag som denne I sensed trouble and expected the worst on a day like this
ane fred og ingen fare ― sense peace and no danger (to be unprepared before an occurrence)
ane uråd ― sense uneasiness (to suspect that something could be wrong)
Synonyms: gjette , fornemme
suspect , assume (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
1890 , Henrik Ibsen , Hedda Gabler , page 215 :ja, ja, det aner mig! Det er forbi! yes, yes, I suspect it! It's over!
1910 , Hans E. Kinck , Den sidste gjest , page 314 :jo tak, det ante mig! yes thank you, I suspected that!
1987 , Ebba Haslund , Som plommen i egget , page 55 :det ante meg at bønnesuppe med surt og søtt var like vondt som den viste seg å være it occurred to me that bean soup with sour and sweet was as painful as it turned out to be
1983 , Liv Køltzow , April/November , page 54 :det [begynte] å ane henne at hun ikke kunne stille noe opp mot dette mønsteret she to suspect that she could not stand up to this pattern
det ante meg at det ville gå slik
I suspected that it would go that way
Synonym: anta
( obsolete , literary ) to be a glimpse (something barely noticeable), to spot
1907 , Johan Sebastian Welhaven , Samlede Digterverker III , page 55 :en vandrer standser og ser [edderkoppens] verk og kommer dens anende drift ihu a wanderer stops and sees the work of and remembers its suspicious drift
1907 , Johan Sebastian Welhaven , Samlede Digterverker II , page 128 :denne længselsfulde skuen er kun anet harmoni this yearning sight is only a hint of harmony
Synonym: skimte
( used with a pronoun or adverb, in a negative manner ) to know
1936 , Sfinx , Kjent folk gjennem årene , page 100 :jeg opfattet ikke navnet i surret omkring mig, og dessuten så ante jeg altså ikke pastor Heuch til Slottskapellet I did not perceive the name in the buzz around me, and besides, I did not anticipate Pastor Heuch to the Castle Chapel
1879 , Henrik Ibsen , Et dukkehjem , page 146 :ingen aner, at der er noget imellem os to no one knows, that there is anything between the two of us
1928 , Helge Krog , Blåpapiret , page 72 :Ludvig aner jo ingenting om det hele Ludvig has no idea about it all
1898 , Kristian Elster , Samlede Skrifter II , page 234 :det farlige begyndte under disse … samtaletimer, uden at jeg anede det the danger began during these … conversation hours, without me knowing it
1930 , Sigurd Hoel og Helge Krog , Don Juan , page 152 :du aner mig ikke. Du har ikke sett mig en gang! you have no idea me. You haven't even seen me!
1924 , Arnulf Øverland , Brød og vin , page 15 :utenfor [min tankes] baner ligger der lande, som jeg neppe aner outside paths lie there lands, which I have little idea
1991 , Olav Angell , Oslo i skumring :du ser rødt og slår om deg, uten å ane hvem du kjemper mot you look red and turn around, having no idea who you are fighting against
2001 , Tonje Røed, Udødelig med deg :jeg avskydde ham. Han var så ekkel, dere aner ikke I despised him. He was so disgusting, you have no idea
2000 , Trude Marstein , Plutselig høre noen åpne en dør , page X:han nikker, later som han forstår selv om han ikke aner hva jeg snakker om he nods, pretending to understand even though he has no idea what I'm talking about
1931 , Cora Sandel , Alberte og friheten , page 148 :der er Veigård med bøker under armen, intet ondt anende naturligvis, som mannfolk er det there is Veigård with books under his arm, sensing nothing bad of course, as men are
han ante ikke at du var her
he did not know that you were here
jeg aner ikke!
I have no idea!
intet ondt anende ― knowing nothing bad (without knowing anything bad or evil)
Synonym: vite
Usage notes
When the verb has the meaning of suspecting or assuming, it is only used with the determiner "det " (it).
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German ane , an , from Proto-Germanic *anô ( “ male ancestor; forefather ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ( “ on, onto ” ) .
Cognate with German Ahn , Latin anus , Yiddish אָן ( on ) , Danish ane and possibly Icelandic ái .
Noun
ane m (definite singular anen , indefinite plural aner , definite plural anene )
( chiefly plural ) an ancestor ; ancestry ( deceased relative a good distance back in time )
Synonym: opphav
Ha fine aner. Have fine ancestry.
1853 , Henrik Wergeland , Samlede Skrifter VII , page 472 :den norske tunges odelsbaarne afætlinger af gammelnorske aner the Norwegian noble ancestral descendants of Old Norse ancestry
1927 , Øvre Richter Frich , Slangeblomsten fra Magdala , page 28 :anerne stirrer … ned paa en eller anden svakhodet efterkommer i store chateauer the ancestors stare… down at some weak-headed offspring in large chateaus
2011 , Carl Emil Vogt, Fridtjof Nansen :Brenda hadde norske aner Brenda had Norwegian ancestry
( biology , chiefly plural) a concestor ( the last common ancestor , especially of several different species )
Synonyms: stamform , stamart
2010 March 5, Svalbardposten , page 13 :isbjørnen og brunbjørnen har … felles aner the polar bear and the brown bear have … common ancestry
a predecessor ( person who is the origin of something )
Synonym: forgjenger
1934 , Olaf Gjerløw , Norges politiske historie I , page 73 :som ane betraktet virker jo Johan Sverdrup betydelig flottere [enn Jaabæk] as a predecessor, Johan Sverdrup seems significantly nicer
( dignified, in the plural ) origins , history
1997 , Gunnar Staalesen , 1900 Morgenrød :gymnasiesamfunnet på Bergens Katedralskole hadde aner fra før 1860, da den offisielle stiftelsen fant sted the high school community at Bergen Cathedral School had ancestry from before 1860, when the official foundation took place
Etymology 3
Alternative form of ånde ( “ breath ” ) , from Danish ånde ( “ breath ” ) , from Old Danish andæ , from Old Norse andi ( “ breath; spirit, soul ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *anadô ( “ breath; spirit, zeal ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō , from *h₂enh₁- ( “ to breathe, blow ” ) , likely of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
ane m (definite singular anen , indefinite plural aner , definite plural anene )
Alternative spelling of ånde
References
“ane” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“ane_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
“ane_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
“ane_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
“ane ” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German anen .
Pronunciation
Verb
ane (imperative an , present tense anar or aner , passive anes , simple past ana or ante , past participle ana or ant )
guess
suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
glimpse
Derived terms
References
“ane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Nyishi
Etymology
From Proto-Tani *nə , from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u .
Noun
ane
mother
References
P. T. Abraham (2005 ) A Grammar of Nyishi Language , Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
By surface analysis , ān ( “ one ” ) + -e
Adverb
ane
alone , only
once
References
Etymology 2
Adjective
āne
inflection of ān :
strong feminine accusative singular
strong masculine / neuter instrumental singular
strong nominative / accusative plural
Pali
Alternative scripts
𑀅𑀦𑁂 ( Brahmi script ) अने ( Devanagari script ) অনে ( Bengali script ) අනෙ ( Sinhalese script ) အနေ or ဢၼေ ( Burmese script ) อเน or อะเน ( Thai script ) ᩋᨶᩮ ( Tai Tham script ) ອເນ or ອະເນ ( Lao script ) អនេ ( Khmer script ) 𑄃𑄚𑄬 ( Chakma script )
Verb
ane
optative active singular of anati ( “ to breathe ” )
Noun
ane
locative singular of ana ( “ cart ” )
Rayón Zoque
Noun
ane
tortilla
Derived terms
References
Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984 ) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28 ) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano , page 3
Scots
Etymology
From Northern Middle English an , from Old English ān ( “ one ” ) , from Proto-West Germanic *ain , from Proto-Germanic *ainaz ( “ one ” ) .
Pronunciation
Numeral
ane
one
Usage notes
ae is used before nouns instead.
References
“ane, num., adj. ”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language , Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries , 2004–present, →OCLC , retrieved 21 May 2024 , reproduced from William A Craigie , A J Aitken , editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press , 1931–2002, →OCLC .
“ane, adj., pron., n. ”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language , Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries , 2004–present, →OCLC , retrieved 21 May 2024 , reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary , Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association , 1931–1976, →OCLC .
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ene (whence also Tocharian B eneṃ ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ( “ in ” ) , the same source as a(n)- (intensifying prefix). The exact form is uncertain, but may be from *h₁n̥dó ( “ into, inside ” ) . If so, cognate with Ancient Greek ἔνδον ( éndon ) (whence English endo- ), Irish ann ( “ there ” ) , etc.
Adverb
ane
inside , within , herein
Uab Meto
Noun
ane
rice
Yola
Numeral
ane
Alternative form of oan
1867 , CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY , page 114 , lines 18-19 :Wee dwyth ye ane fose dais be gien var ee gudevare o'ye londe ye zwae, We behold in you one whose days are devoted to the welfare of the land you govern,
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867 , page 114