än

See also: än', -än, aen, Aen, aeñ, a-en, and Appendix:Variations of "an"

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæn/, [ˈæn]

Noun

än

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter N.

Declension

Anagrams


North Frisian

Conjunction

än

  1. (Mooring Dialect) and

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnː/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: en, N, n

Adverb

än (not comparable)

  1. still, yet (about time)
    Är du kvar än?
    Are you still here?
    Det är inte midnatt än
    It is not midnight yet.
  2. no matter
    Hur jag än försökte, kunde jag inte öppna mina ögon.
    No matter how I tried, I could not open my eyes.

Synonyms

Conjunction

än

  1. than; in comparisons, states a relationship
    Han är större än du tror (att han är).
    He is bigger than you think (he is).

Noun

än

  1. indefinite plural of ä

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse en, enn, an (but, than (then)); possibly from Proto-Germanic *þan by loss of þ, or from acc. sing. m. of *iz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn(ː)/
    Rhymes: -ɛ́nː, -ɛn

Conjunction

än

  1. than
    māir en i viko ettat
    more than a week afterwards
    Hä jär radänä driikk än sup vä skeda
    Drinking is quicker than eating with spoon.
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