uan

See also: UAN, úan, and ūan

Translingual

Symbol

uan

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kuan.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kuan terms

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Conjunction

uan

  1. and

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uən̪ˠ/[1]; /uːnˠ/[2]

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish úan,[3] from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

    Noun

    uan m (genitive singular uain, nominative plural uain)

    1. lamb
      Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan. (proverb)
      Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
    Declension
    Declension of uan (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative uan uain
    vocative a uain a uana
    genitive uain uan
    dative uan uain
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an t-uan na huain
    genitive an uain na n-uan
    dative leis an uan
    don uan     		leis na huain
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish auen, úan, 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)-).[4]

      Noun

      uan m (genitive singular uain)

      1. froth, foam
      Declension
      Declension of uan (first declension, no plural)
      bare forms
      singular
      nominative uan
      vocative a uain
      genitive uain
      dative uan
      forms with the definite article
      singular
      nominative an t-uan
      genitive an uain
      dative leis an uan
      don uan
      Derived terms
      • uanán (“froth”)

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of uan
      radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
      uan n-uan huan t-uan

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

      References

      1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 211, page 105
      2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 474, page 151
      3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      4. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1286; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
      • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “uan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
      • “uan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Old Irish úan,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      uan m (genitive singular uain, plural uain)

      1. lamb

      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

      Mutation of uan
      radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
      uan n-uan h-uan t-uan

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 úan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 252
      3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 96
      4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 397
      5. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 96

      Further reading

      • Edward Dwelly (1911), “uan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
      • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “uan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN
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