úan

See also: uan

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uːa̯n/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Welsh oen), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Noun

úan m

  1. lamb
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
  • úainín (“little lamb, lambkin”)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pow-ino-, from *pu- (“to swell, blow”).

Noun

úan ?

  1. foam
  2. froth
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

úan f

  1. act of lending, loan
Inflection
Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Alternative forms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronoun

úan

  1. first-person plural of ó; alternative spelling of úainn (“from us”)

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
úan unchanged n-úan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 úan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 úan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “3 úan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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