óen

See also: oen, ōen, øen, ön, -ön, and ön-

Middle Irish

Etymology

    From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

    Numeral

    Middle Irish cardinal numbers
    1 2  > 
        Cardinal : óen
        Ordinal : cét-

    óen

    1. one

    Descendants

    • Irish: aon
    • Manx: un
    • Scottish Gaelic: aon

    Determiner

    óen

    1. the same
      • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
        I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
        At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.

    Mutation

    Mutation of óen
    radical lenition nasalization
    óen
    (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
    unchanged n-óen

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    Old Irish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈoːi̯n/

      Numeral

      Old Irish cardinal numbers
      1 2  > 
          Cardinal : óen
          Ordinal : cétnae
          Male personal : óenar

      óen

      1. one

      Usage notes

      When used to count objects, this numeral precedes the noun, whose word-initial consonant undergoes lenition.

      • óen ḟerone man
      • óen ṡúilone eye

      Determiner

      óen

      1. the same
      2. single (especially after cech (every))
        • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53c3
          cech oín gessid .i. giges Día
          every single supplicant i.e. who will pray to God

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      Mutation

      Mutation of óen
      radical lenition nasalization
      óen
      (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
      óen n-óen

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Further reading