un

See also: Un and Appendix:Variations of "un"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Representing non-standard pronunciation of one.

Noun

un (plural uns)

  1. (dialectal) One.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus. Compare Daco-Romanian un.

Article

un (feminine unã)

  1. (indefinite article) a, an

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : primeru

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Numeral

un or unu m (feminine una)

  1. (cardinal) one

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic ун
Roman un
Perso-Arabic اون‎

Noun

un (definite accusative unu, plural unlar)

  1. flour

Declension

Declension of un
singular plural
nominative un unlar
definite accusative unu unları
dative una unlara
locative unda unlarda
ablative undan unlardan
definite genitive unun unların


Binandere

Noun

un

  1. water

Further reading

  • Jonathan Paul Wilson, Binandere nominal structures (1996)

Breton

Etymology

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

Article

un

  1. a/an

See also

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan un, from Latin ūnum (“one”), accusative form of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

Article

un m (feminine una, masculine plural uns, feminine plural unes)

  1. an; the indefinite article
  2. (in the plural) some

Usage notes

  • Unlike English, Catalan uses the indefinite article with plural nouns as well as singular nouns.
  • Catalan cardinal numbers may be used as masculine or feminine adjectives, except un/una (“1”), dos/dues (“2”), cents/centes (“100s”) and its compounds. When used as nouns, Catalan cardinal numbers are treated as masculine singular nouns in most contexts, but in expressions involving time such as la una i trenta (1:30) or les dues (two o'clock), they are feminine because the feminine noun hora has been elided.

Numeral

Catalan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : primer
Catalan Wikipedia article on un

un m (feminine una, noun form u)

  1. (cardinal) one

Pronoun

un m sg (feminine una)

  1. one; indefinite pronoun

Chamorro

Etymology

Adjective and article from Spanish un.

Adjective

un

  1. one

Article

un

  1. a, an

Pronoun

un

  1. you (used in transitive sentences)
    Kao un taitai i lepblo-mu? ― Did you read your book?

Chuukese

Verb

un

  1. to drink

Cimbrian

Conjunction

un

  1. and

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dongxiang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uŋ/

Noun

un

  1. Alternative form of uwun (“winter”)

Drehu

Pronunciation

Noun

un

  1. snake

References

Dutch Low Saxon

Conjunction

un

  1. and

Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese un, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one; single”).

Article

un m (plural un-os, feminine un-a, feminine plural un-as)

  1. a (masculine singular indefinite article)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 2: Númerus?:
      As lenguas, idiomas, dialectus o falas tenin un-as funciós mui claras desde o principiu dos siglu i si hai contabilizaus en o mundu un-as 8.000 lenguas, ca un-a con sua importancia numérica relativa, a nossa fala é un tesoiru mais entre elas.
      The tongues, languages or regional variants have some very clear functions since the beginning of the centuries and some 8,000 languages have been accounted for in the world, each with its relative numerical importance, our Fala is another treasure among them.

Numeral

un

  1. (cardinal) one (numerical value equal to 1)
  • primeiru

French

Etymology

From Old French un, from Latin ūnum, accusative singular of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œ̃/
  • (with merger of un with in) IPA(key): /ɛ̃/
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Audio (Belgium)(file)
  • Audio (Quebec): [ɝ̃](file)

Article

un m (feminine une, plural des, negative de)

  1. an, a

Numeral

French cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : premier
French Wikipedia article on un

un

  1. one

Noun

un m (plural un)

  1. one

Pronoun

un m

  1. one

Further reading

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Article

un m (feminine une)

  1. a, an

Adjective

un

  1. one

Numeral

un (feminine une)

  1. (cardinal) one

Pronoun

un

  1. one

Galician

Galician cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : primeiro
Galician Wikipedia article on un

Etymology

From Old Portuguese un, ũu, from Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Article

un m sg (feminine unha, masculine plural uns, feminine plural unhas)

  1. (indefinite) a, one

Usage notes

The article un and its inflected forms unha,uns, and unhas all form contractions with the prepositions con (“with”), de (“of, from”), and en (“in”).

Derived terms

Numeral

un m (feminine unha)

  1. (cardinal) one

Usage notes

The numeral un and its feminine form unha form contractions with the prepositions con (“with”), de (“of, from”), and en (“in”).

Derived terms

Garifuna

Pronunciation

Postposition

un

  1. to

Inflection

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • on (in Low Prussian and some other dialects)

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German und.

Conjunction

un

  1. and
    Planten un Blomen ― plants and flowers

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈun]
  • Audio(file)

Verb

un

  1. (transitive) to be bored of, to be fed up with, to be tired of

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Ido

Ido cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : unesma
    Adverbial : unfoye
    Multiplier : unopla
    Fractional : unima
Ido Wikipedia article on un

Etymology

Borrowed from French un, Italian un, Spanish un.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /un/

Numeral

un

  1. (cardinal) one

Derived terms

Interlingua

Article

un

  1. an, a

Numeral

un

  1. one

Interlingue

Article

un

  1. Indefinite article: a

Numeral

un

  1. one

Italian

Etymology

From uno, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Article

un m (see uno)

  1. an, a

Noun

un m (see uno)

  1. one

Adjective

un m (see uno)

  1. one

Pronoun

un m (see uno)

  1. one

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

un

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うん

Karakalpak

Noun

un

  1. flour

Ladin

Ladin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : prim

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Adjective

un

  1. one

Noun

un m (uncountable)

  1. one

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German un (“and”). It replaced, in this sense, the particle ir (compare Lithuanian ir, which still has the sense of “and”). At first there were competing borrowings from other Germanic dialects (e.g. und, unde), and some forms were influenced by ir (resulting in ind, in), but from the 18th century on, the form un gradually became dominant.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ùn]

Conjunction

un

  1. additive conjunction used to link similar terms in a clause; and
    Didzis un Ilga apstājās ― Didzis and Ilga stopped
    tas ir skaists un dārgs ― this is beautiful and expensive
    tēvs strādā un domā ― father is working and thinking
  2. used to link clauses within a sentence; and
    Lupatu Zeta smējās tik sirsnīgi, ka asaras sakāpa acīs un pat Lupats pieliecās klausīties ― Lupatu Zeta laughed so heartily that tears filled her eyes and even Lupats leaned forward to listen
    pie tēva vīri atnāk uz runāšanu... Annelei patīk skatīties, kādi tie vīri un kā viņi runā ― (some) men came to father to talk... Annele liked to look what those men looked like and how they spoke
  3. used to link two independent clauses, indicating simultaneity, sequence, contrast, opposition, or comparison between them; and
    uzlec saule, un sākas jauna diena ― the sun rises, and a new day begins
    Annele papurināja smiedamās galvu, un visi lakati bija atkal nost ― Annele shook her head, laughing, and all scarves were (= fell) off once more
    Ansis bija noliesējis gluži dzeltenīgs, nomocījis, un tomēr viņa acīs bija arī līksmība ― Ansis had lost weight, grown rather yellow, (he looked) run down, and yet in his eyes there was also joy
    pavasarī viņam palika pieci gadi, un tas jau bija diezgan cienījams vecums ― in spring he became five years (old), and that was already quite a respectable age
  4. used to introduce an independent clause, linking it to the preceding context
    mātei varēja stāstīt visu... vai tiešām visu? un Ģirts atskārta, ka pēdējā laikā noticis daudz kas tāds, par ko viņš tomēr nestāstīs mātei... ― mother might tell everything... really everything? and Ģirts realized that recently many things had happened that he wouldn't tell mother...
    atceries, cik Latvijā šis vārds skanēja noslēpumaini un vilinoši: Kalifornija! un tagad ļoti labvēlīgs liktenis tevi iespēlējis tieši teiksmainajā Kalifornijā ― remember how in Latvia this word sounds mysterious and tempting: California! and now a very favorable fate has brought you to legendary California

References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “un”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Ligurian

Ligurian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : prìmmo
    Adverbial : ùnn-a vòtta
    Multiplier : séncio
    Distributive : scingolarménte

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yŋ/

Numeral

un m (feminine ùnn-a)

  1. (cardinal) one

Noun

un m (invariable)

  1. The number one.

Article

un m (feminine ùnn-a)

  1. a, an (male)

Usage notes

  • When followed by a word beginning with a vowel, the article undergoes apheresis, becoming 'n, and the place of articulation of the nasal changes from velar to dental:
    un + òmmo → 'n òmmo (“a man”) (pronounced [ˈnɔmmu], NOT [ˈŋɔmmu])
  • When followed by a word beginning with a consonant:
    • the article becomes in (pron. /iŋ/), if:
      • it is found in sentence-initial position, or after a punctuation mark
      • it is preceded by a word ending in /ŋ/
        in matìn in figeu o corîva – a boy was running one morning (pron. [iŋ maˈtiŋ iŋ fiˈd͡ʒø u kuˈriːva])
    • the article undergoes apheresis, becoming 'n, without the nasal changing place of articulation:
      ò visto 'n zìn – I saw a sea urchin (pron. [ɔ ˈvistu ŋ ˈziŋ])

Pronoun

un m (feminine ùnn-a)

  1. someone, a person
    Ò vìsto un ch'o m'à dæto dêxe éori.
    I saw someone who gave me ten euros.

Livonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Low German un, probably through Latvian un.

Interjection

un

  1. and

Louisiana Creole French

Numeral

un

  1. (cardinal) one

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • u (used before consonants other than d, h, n, t, z)

Etymology

From Old High German ana. The form is phonetically regular through the developments -a- → -ue- in originally open syllables, and -ue- → -u- before nasals.

Pronunciation

Preposition

un (+ dative or accusative)

  1. on; at; to
    D’Biller hänken un der Wand.
    The pictures hang on the wall.

Manx

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Breton unan, Cornish onan, Irish aon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːn/, /ɯːn/, /uːn/

Numeral

un

  1. (cardinal) one

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French un, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ỹ/

Article

un

  1. a, an

Numeral

un (invariable)

  1. (cardinal) one

Descendants

  • French: un

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʉn/

Numeral

un

  1. one

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalH-prothesis
ununchangedunchangedhun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Simon Evans (1964), A Grammar of Middle Welsh, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 1.

Mirandese

Article

un m (feminine ua)

  1. a, an

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French uns, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Article

un m

  1. a / an (masculine indefinite article)

Coordinate terms

Numeral

un m (feminine ieune)

  1. (Jersey, cardinal) one

Novial

Novial cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : unesmi

Numeral

un

  1. (cardinal) one


Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan un, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Article

un m (feminine una)

  1. a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ūnum, accusative singular of ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ỹn/

Article

un

  1. a, an (masculine oblique singular indefinite article)
  2. a, an (masculine nominative plural indefinite article)

Numeral

cardinal number
1 Previous: n/a
Next: deus

un

  1. (cardinal) one

Declension

Old Portuguese

Article

un

  1. Alternative form of ũu

Palikur

Noun

un n

  1. water

References

  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Papiamentu

Papiamentu cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : un

Etymology

From Spanish uno and Portuguese um and Kabuverdianu un.

Numeral

un

  1. (cardinal) one (1)

Article

un

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to German und, English and.

Conjunction

un

  1. and

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • (Moldavian) ун (un)

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

Article

un m, n (feminine singular o, plural niște)

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Usage notes

Un is also used as a cardinal number (see unu and una).

O is used for feminine nouns:

un bărbat ― a man (masculine)
un vis ― a dream (neuter)
o femeie ― a woman (feminine)

Declension

  • unu (used as a numeral/cardinal number)
  • unul (used as an indefinite pronoun)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Compare German und

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ʊn/

Conjunction

un

  1. and

Serbo-Croatian

Numeral

un (Cyrillic spelling ун)

  1. (Chakavian, cardinal) one (1)

Synonyms

Sicilian

Etymology

From unu, from Latin ūnus.

Article

un m sg

  1. (indefinite) a, an

Usage notes

Un is never used before words starting with the letter z or s and a consonant, like the Italian un

See also

Sicilian articles
Masculine Feminine
indefinite singular un, nu na
definite singular lu, û la, â
definite plural li, î li, î

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ.

Determiner

un

  1. (regional) that

Spanish

Etymology

From uno, from Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /un/, [ũn]
  • Rhymes: -un

Adjective

un m (apocopate, standard form uno)

  1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of uno one

Usage notes

The form un is only used before and within the noun phrase of the masculine singular noun that it modifies. In other positions, uno is used instead.

Article

un m (indefinite, plural unos, feminine una, feminine plural unas)

  1. a

Tatar

Numeral

un (Cyrillic spelling ун)

  1. (cardinal) ten

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic [script needed] (un), from Proto-Turkic *hūn.

Noun

un (definite accusative unu, plural unlar)

  1. flour

Declension

Inflection
Nominative un
Definite accusative unu
Singular Plural
Nominative un unlar
Definite accusative unu unları
Dative una unlara
Locative unda unlarda
Ablative undan unlardan
Genitive unun unların
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular unum unlarım
2nd singular unun unların
3rd singular unu unları
1st plural unumuz unlarımız
2nd plural ununuz unlarınız
3rd plural unları unları

Turkmen

Noun

un (definite accusative ?, plural ?)

  1. flour

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic ун‍
Roman un‍
Perso-Arabic ‍‍

Noun

un (plural unlar)

  1. flour

Venetian

Alternative forms

  • on (rural areas)

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Article

un m (feminine na)

  1. masculine singular indefinite article; a / an

See also

Venetian articles (edit)
m sg f sg m pl f pl
Definite articles
(the)		 el / al (Belluno)
l' (before vowels)		 la
l' (mandatory before a, optional before other vowels)		 i le / 'e (Padua)
Indefinite articles
(a / an)		 un / on (rural) na - -

Welsh

Welsh cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : cyntaf
    Adverbial : unwaith
Welsh Wikipedia article on un

Etymology

From Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

un

  1. only

Numeral

un

  1. one

Noun

un m (plural unau)

  1. one, individual
  • dim un (“none”)
  • pob un (“each”)
  • -yn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
un unchanged unchanged hun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “un”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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