oen

See also: óen, ōen, øen, ön, -ön, and ön-

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • oene (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain, probably Germanic, possibly related to loen, okkeloen or oekeloen and/or to the Frisian given name Oene

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

oen m or n (plural oenen, diminutive oentje n)

  1. (slang) A nincompoop, moron, dumb person
  2. A castrated donkey

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • in Oenes kap hullen
  • met Oenes kolf kronen
  • oenetuit (synonymous)
  • oenig (adjective)

Galician

Verb

oen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of oír

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Breton oan, Old Irish úan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oen m (plural ŵyn)

  1. lamb

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