an't

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"

English

Verb

an't

(dialect, archaic) shortening of amn’t, from am not
(dialect, archaic) respelling of aren’t, from are not, in non-rhotic dialects
(dialect, archaic) variant of isn’t, from is not
(Northern England) eye dialect for haven't and hasn't

Usage notes

In modern English, an't has been supplanted by aren't in the phrase “aren’t I?”, though in nonstandard usage it continues with a vowel change as ain't.

Anagrams

NAT, NTA, Nat, Nat., TAN, TNA, Tan, nat, tan

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