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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain, probably Germanic, possibly related to loen, okkeloen or oekeloen and/or to the Frisian given name Oene
Pronunciation
Noun
oen m or n (plural oenen, diminutive oentje n)
- (slang) A nincompoop, moron, dumb person
- A castrated donkey
Synonyms
Derived terms
Galician
Verb
oen
- third-person plural present indicative of oír
Middle Irish
Determiner
oen
- Alternative spelling of óen
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| oen |
unchanged |
n-oen
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *oɣn, from Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Breton oan, Old Irish úan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
oen m (plural ŵyn)
- lamb
Mutation