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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ǫnn.
Noun
onn f (definite singular onna, indefinite plural onner, definite plural onnene)
- bustle
- perseverance
- hard farmwork, usually at a specific time of year
- the time period in which hard farmwork is done
References
- “onn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin annus.
Noun
onn m (plural onns)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) year
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *onnā (compare Cornish/Breton onn), from Proto-Celtic *osnos (compare Old Irish uinnius), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s-(e)no-s (compare English ash, Latin ornus).
Pronunciation
Noun
onn f (collective, singulative onnen)
- ash trees
Quotations
c. 1800, “Llwyn Onn [The Ash Grove]”, anonymous lyricist, anonymous composer:Yn nyffryn llwyn onn draw mi welais hardd feinwen […]- In yonder valley of an ash grove I saw a fair maiden
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