wann
See also: Wann and ƿann
German
Etymology
From Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē. Cognate with English when.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /van/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -an
Adverb
wann
Synonyms
- (sometime): irgendwann
Derived terms
Derived terms
- wann immer (standard)
Low German
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē.
Conjunction
wann
- if
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 4:6:
- Hie sot zu him: "Wann s du dem Herrgott säi Jong bass, da gehei dech hei erof! Et steet nämlech geschriwwen: Wéinst denger gëtt hien sengen Engelen den Uerder, an si droen dech op den Hänn, fir datt s du dir de Fouss net un engem Stee stéiss."
- He said to him: "If you are the Son of God, then throw yourself down! For it is written: He will give his angels charge concerning you, and they will bear you in their hands, so that you do not strike your foot on a stone."
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 4:6:
- when
- as soon as, when
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɑnn/
Adjective
wann
- dark
- Beowulf, ll. 702-3:
- Com on wanre niht / scriðan sceadugenga.
- The shadow-walker came slithering from the dark night.
- Beowulf, ll. 702-3:
Declension
Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
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case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
nominative | wanna | wanne | wanne | wannan | nom. | wann | wanne | wann | wanna, -e | ||||
accusative | wannan | wanne | wannan | acc. | wannne | wann | wanne | wanne | wann | wanna, -e | |||
genitive | wannan | wannra, wannena | gen. | wannes | wannes | wannre | wannra | ||||||
dative | wannan | wannum | dat. | wannum | wannum | wannre | wannum | ||||||
instrumental | wanne |
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē. Compare German wann, English when.
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