awn
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An ear of a wild rye species, showing the conspicuous awns
See also: awn.
English
Etymology
From Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔːn/
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
- Homophone: on (US, Southern) (US, Midland US) (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Noun
awn (plural awns)
Derived terms
Translations
the bristle or beard of certain plants
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Anagrams
Middle Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
awn
- inflection of mynet:
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Interjection
awn
Scots
Determiner
awn
References
- “awn, adj., n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (first-person singular conditional): elwn
Pronunciation
Verb
awn
- inflection of mynd:
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| awn | unchanged | unchanged | hawn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||