uan
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Conjunction
uan
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Noun
uan m (genitive singular uain, nominative plural uain)
- lamb
- Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
- Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish auen, uan (“foam”) (compare Modern Irish variants obhan, odhan, othan, which all reflect the early Old Irish pronunciation of auen as a disyllabic word before loss of hiatus original caused by loss of *w.) from Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos (compare Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn which yielded Welsh ewyn, Cornish ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Modern Breton ewon) or possibly *ɸowsinos from Proto-Indo-European *pew(H)-).
Noun
uan m (genitive singular uain)
Declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- uanán (“froth”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uan | n-uan | huan | t-uan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “uan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uan m (genitive singular uain, plural uain)
Derived terms
- an t-uan-Càisge (“Paschal Lamb”)
- feòil-uain (“lamb meat”)
- leth-uan (“twin lamb”)
- tabh-uan (“seal pup”)
- uainfheòil (“lamb meat”)
- Uan Dhè (“Lamb of God”)
- uanan (“young lamb, little lamb”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uan | n-uan | h-uan | t-uan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “uan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 úan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Tausug
Etymology
Ultimately from u.
Noun
uan