yan
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæn/ or IPA(key): /jɛn/
Etymology 1
Along with ane and yen, a Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree" for "one, two, three".
Derived terms
- yance or yence
References
- Griffiths, Bill (2004) A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN, page 191
- Leith, Dick (1997) A Social History of English, Routledge, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 45
Etymology 2
From Celtic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or yen.
Derived terms
See also
- (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot
References
- Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
- Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number, Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, page 75
- Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 24-25
Chamorro
Usage notes
Used to connect similar words or phrases. To indicate causation the alternate ya is used.
Mandarin
Romanization
yan
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Old Turkic *yan-, *ya-, from Proto-Turkic *yā- (“side”).
Noun
yan (definite accusative yanı, plural yanlar)
- side
- Erkek eşyalarımın yanında oturuyordu ― The man was sitting next to my belongings
Declension
Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | yanı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | yan | yanlar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | yanı | yanları | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | yana | yanlara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | yanda | yanlarda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | yandan | yanlardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | yanın | yanların | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jan/
Declension
declension of yan
singular | plural | |
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nominative | yan | yans |
genitive | yana | yanas |
dative | yane | yanes |
accusative | yani | yanis |
vocative 1 | o yan! | o yans! |
predicative 2 | yanu | yanus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Related terms
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