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{{also|Un|Appendix:Variations of "un"}}
un-, from (L, ''un'')
{{minitoc}}
==English==


===Noun===
----
{{head|en|nouns|plural|uns}}


# {{alt sp|en|'un}}
==[[French]], [[Italian]] (F Gk. ''ena''), also [[uno]]


===Anagrams===
'''Translations'''
* {{anagrams|en|a=nu|NU|Nu|nu}}


{{cln|en|two-letter words}}
*[[English]]: [[one]]

*[[Greek]]: [[ena]]
==Aragonese==
*[[Latin]]: [[unus]]

===Etymology===
From {{inh|an|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{an-pr}}

===Numeral===
{{head|an|numerals}}

# [[one]]

==Aromanian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|rup|la|unus|ūnus}}. Compare {{cog|ro|un}}.

===Article===
{{head|rup|articles|feminine|unã|or|une}}

# {{lb|rup|indefinite article}} [[a]], [[an]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|rup|unu}}

==Asturian==
{{cardinalbox|ast|0|1|2|cero|dos|ord=primeru}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|ast|unu}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ast|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ast-IPA}}
* {{audio|ast|LL-Q29507 (ast)-Limotecariu-un.wav}}

===Numeral===
{{ast-num-card|num=1}}

# {{cln|ast|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

==Azerbaijani==
{{az-variant|ун|اون}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|az|trk-pro|*ūn}}.<ref>{{R:trk:ESTJa|vol=I|page=597}}</ref>

===Noun===
{{az-noun}}

# [[flour]]
#: {{coi|az|[[buğda]] unu|wheat flour}}
#: {{coi|az|[[qarğıdalı]] unu|corn flour}}
#: {{coi|az|bir [[torba]] un|a bag of flour}}
#: {{coi|az|bir [[çuval]] un|a sack of flour}}
#: {{coi|az|unu [[ələk|ələkdən]] [[keçirmək]]|to sieve through flour}}
#: {{coi|az|unu [[ələmək]]|to sieve through flour}}

====Declension====
{{az-decl-noun|u|c}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:az:Obastan}}

==Binandere==

===Noun===
{{head|bhg|nouns}}

# [[water]]

===Further reading===
* Jonathan Paul Wilson, ''Binandere nominal structures'' (1996)

==Breton==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|br|cel-bry-pro|*ʉn}}, from {{inh|br|cel-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|br|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}.

===Article===
{{head|br|articles}}

# [[a]]/[[an]]

====See also====
* {{l|br|ur}}
* {{l|br|ul}}

==Catalan==
{{number box|ca}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ca|la|unum|ūnum|one}}, accusative form of {{m|la|unus|ūnus|one}}, from {{inh|ca|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|ca|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|ca|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}. Romance cognates include {{cog|oc|un}}. Also related to {{cog|en|one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}
* {{audio|ca|LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-un.wav}}
* {{rhymes|ca|un|s=1}}

===Article===
{{head|ca|articles|g=m|feminine|una|masculine plural|uns|feminine plural|unes}}

# [[an]]; the [[indefinite article]]
# {{lb|ca|in the plural}} [[some]]

====Usage notes====
* Unlike English, Catalan uses the indefinite article with plural nouns as well as singular nouns.
{{U:ca:cardinal numbers}}

===Numeral===
{{ca-num|una|u}}

# {{lb|ca|cardinal}} [[one]]

===Pronoun===
{{head|ca|pronouns|g=m-s|feminine|una}}

# [[one]]; [[indefinite pronoun]]

====Derived terms====
{{col3|ca
|cada un
|l'un a l'altre
|tot d'una
}}

==Chamorro==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ch|/un/}}

===Etymology 1===
Origin {{unk|ch|nocap=1}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|ch|pronouns|cat2=personal pronouns}}

# [[thou]], [[you]] (singular)
#: {{uxi|ch|Kao '''un''' taitai i lepblo-mu?|inline=1|Did you read your book?}}

=====Usage notes=====
* '''un''' is used solely as a subject in a [[transitive verb]], while {{l|ch|hao}} is used as either a subject in an [[intransitive verb]] or an object in a [[transitive verb]].

=====See also=====
{{ch-personal pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|ch|es|un}}.

====Article====
{{head|ch|articles}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

===References===
* {{R:ch:Topping:1973}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology 1===
From clipping of {{der|yue|en|understand|'''un'''derstand}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=an1
|cat=v
}}

====Verb====
{{head|zh|verbs}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese|colloquial}} to [[understand]]
#: {{zh-x|你 '''u{a}n{n1}''' 唔 '''u{a}n{n1}''' 呀？|Do you '''understand'''?|lit=You '''un'''(derstand) or not '''un'''(derstand)?|C|tr=nei5 '''an1''' m4 '''an1''' aa3?}}

===Etymology 2===
{{yue-etym-rom|䟴|en=un}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ngan3,an3
|cat=v
}}

====Verb====
{{head|zh|verbs}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{alt form|yue|䟴}}

===Etymology 3===
{{yue-etym-rom|𬒔|en=un}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ang2,ngang2
|cat=v
}}

====Verb====
{{head|zh|verbs}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{alt form|yue|𬒔}}

==Chuukese==

===Verb===
{{head|chk|verbs}}

# to [[drink]]

==Cimbrian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|cim|gmh|unde}}, from {{inh|cim|goh|unti}}, from {{inh|cim|gem-pro|*andi}}. Cognate with {{cog|de|und}}, {{cog|nl|en}}, {{cog|en|and}}, {{cog|is|enn}}.

===Conjunction===
{{head|cim|conjunctions}} <!--/un/-->

# {{lb|cim|Luserna|7}} [[and]]

===References===
* {{R:Martalar1974}}
* {{R:Patuzzi}}

==Corsican==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|co|la|unus||one}}, from {{inh|co|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|co|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|co|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}. Cognates include {{cog|it|un||a}} and {{cog|fr|un||a, one}}.

===Article===
{{head|co|articles|g=m|feminine|una}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

==Crimean Tatar==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|crh|trk-pro|*ūn}}. Cognate to {{cog|kum|ун}}, etc.

===Noun===
{{head|crh|noun}}

# [[flour]]

===References===
https://classes.ru/all-crtatar/dictionary-crtatar-russian-cyr-term-12094.htm

==Dongxiang==

===Pronunciation===
{{sce-pron|uŋ}}

===Noun===
{{sce-noun}}

# {{alternative form of|sce|uwun|t=[[winter]]}}

==Drehu==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dhv|/un/}}

===Noun===
{{head|dhv|nouns}}

# [[snake]]

===References===
* {{R:ABVD|lang=Dehu|id=196|cite={{cite-book|author=Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B.|year=1983|title=Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification}}.}}
* {{R:ABVD|lang=ⁿDe’u|id=1515|cite={{cite-book|author=Leenhardt, M.|year=1946|title=Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie}}.}}

{{topics|dhv|Snakes}}

==Dutch Low Saxon==

===Conjunction===
{{head|nds-nl|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]

==Fala==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fax|roa-opt|ũu}}, from {{inh|fax|la|unus|ūnus|one}}, from {{inh|fax|ine-pro|*h₁óynos|t=one; single}}.

===Article===
{{head|fax|articles|g=m-s|plural|us|or|unhus|or|unhos|feminine|unha|feminine plural|unhas}}

# {{ng|Masculine singular indefinite article}}; [[a]]
#* {{quote-book|fax|year=2000|author=Domingo Frades Gaspar|title=Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala|publisher=Editora regional da Extremadura|section=Theme I, Chapter 2: Númerus?|passage=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.|translation=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 '''an'''other treasure among them.}}

===Numeral===
{{head|fax|numerals|g=m|feminine|unha}}

# {{cln|fax|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|fax|primeiru|t=first}}

===References===
* {{R:fax:Diccionariu|276}}

==Franco-Provençal==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|frp|la|ūnus}}. {{doublet|frp|yon|t1=one}}.

===Determiner===
{{head|frp|determiner|feminine|una|or|'na|plural|des}} {{tlb|frp|orbl}}

# [[a]], [[an]] {{q|masculine singular indefinite article}}

===References===
* {{R:frp:DFP|un [1]}}
* {{R:frp:LTA|24198}}

==French==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fr|fro|un}}, from {{inh|fr|la|unum|ūnum}}, accusative singular of {{m|la|unus|ūnus|one}}, from {{inh|fr|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|+|in|qual3=before a vowel|un.n‿|in.n‿}}
* {{IPA|fr|[œ̃˞]|a=Quebec}}
* When used as a noun, it is treated as aspirated (no liaison with that which precedes). Sometimes the same is true of the numeral (see below and compare {{m|fr|onze}}). When used as an article or pronoun, liaison does apply normally.
* {{audio|fr|Fr-un.ogg|a=France}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-Un-fr FR-Paris.ogg|a=France}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-Un-fr-Paris.ogg|a=France}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-un-fr BE.ogg|a=Belgium}}
* {{audio|fr|Qc-un.ogg|a=Quebec}}
* {{rhymes|fr|œ̃|ɛ̃|s1=1}}

===Article===
{{head|fr|articles|g=m|feminine|une|plural|des|negative|de}}

# [[an]], [[a]]

===Numeral===
{{number box|fr}}
{{fr-card-adj}}

# [[one]]

====Usage notes====
* The numeral is treated as aspirated in calculating and stating values: {{m|fr||soustraire deux de un|to subtract two from one}}, {{m|fr||une moyenne de un|an average of one}}. Also in dates, though this is considered nonstandard: {{m|fr||le un mars}} for {{m|fr||le premier mars|March 1st}}. Otherwise it is unaspirated.
* Whereas in English the [[Appendix:Glossary#singular|singular]] is used only after the number [[one]], in French it is typically used after numbers ''smaller than [[two]]''. This means that both {{m|fr|zéro}} and ''un'' are generally used with the singular, even when they are followed by a [[decimal]] part.
:: {{uxi|fr|zéro '''point'''|zero points}}
:: {{uxi|fr|0,35 '''mètre'''|0.35 metres}}
:: {{uxi|fr|1,99 '''euro'''|1.99 euros}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|fr
|comme pas un
|être moins une
|plutôt deux fois qu'une
|un à un
|un contre un
|un par un
|un pour tous, tous pour un
|une fois n'est pas coutume}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ht|en}}
* {{desc|lou|in|un}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|fr|pronouns|g=m|feminine|une|masculine plural|uns|feminine plural|unes}}

# [[one]], [[someone]]

====Derived terms====
{{col3|fr
|l'un après l'autre
|l'un dans l'autre
|l'un l'autre
|les uns les autres}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m|#|+}}

# [[one]] {{gloss|the number or figure}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|nu}}

{{C|fr|One}}

==Friulian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fur|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Article===
{{head|fur|articles|g=m|feminine|une}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

===Adjective===
{{head|fur|adjectives}}

# [[one]]

===Numeral===
{{head|fur|numerals|feminine|une}}

# {{cln|fur|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

===Pronoun===
{{head|fur|pronouns}}

# [[one]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|fur|unî}}

==Galician==
{{number box|gl}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gl|roa-opt|un}}, {{m|roa-opt|ũu}}, from {{inh|gl|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{gl-pr|audio=Gl-un.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|gl|un}}

===Article===
{{head|gl|articles|g=m-s|feminine|unha|masculine plural|uns|feminine plural|unhas}}

# {{lb|gl|indefinite}} [[a]], [[one]]

====Usage notes====
The article ''un'' and its inflected forms {{m|gl|unha}}, {{m|gl|uns}}, and {{m|gl|unhas}} all form contractions with the prepositions {{m|gl|con||with}}, {{m|gl|de||of, from}}, and {{m|gl|en||in}}.

====Derived terms====
* {{l|gl|cun}}, {{l|gl|cunha}}, {{l|gl|cunhas}}, {{l|gl|cuns}}
* {{l|gl|dun}}, {{l|gl|dunha}}, {{l|gl|dunhas}}, {{l|gl|duns}}
* {{l|gl|nun}}, {{l|gl|nunha}}, {{l|gl|nunhas}}, {{l|gl|nuns}}

===Numeral===
{{gl-num-card|num=1}}

# {{cln|gl|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

====Usage notes====
The numeral ''un'' and its feminine form {{m|gl|unha}} form contractions with the prepositions {{m|gl|con||with}}, {{m|gl|de||of, from}}, and {{m|gl|en||in}}.

====Derived terms====
* {{l|gl|cun}}, {{l|gl|cunha}}
* {{l|gl|dun}}, {{l|gl|dunha}}
* {{l|gl|nun}}, {{l|gl|nunha}}

===References===
* {{R:gl:DDGM|un}}
* {{R:gl:CX|ũu}}
* {{R:gl:DDLG}}
* {{R:TLPGP}}

==Garifuna==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cab|/ũ/}}

===Postposition===
{{head|cab|postpositions}}

# [[to]]

====Inflection====
{{cab-postpos|un}}

==German Low German==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|nds-de|on}} {{qualifier|in Low Prussian and some other dialects}}

===Etymology===
Ultimately cognate to {{cog|de|und}}.

===Conjunction===
{{head|nds-de|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]
#: {{ux|nds-de|Planten '''un''' Blomen|inline=1|plants and flowers}}

==Guinea-Bissau Creole==
{{cardinalbox|pov|0|1|2|zeru|dus|ord=}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|pov|pt|um}}. Cognate with {{cog|kea|un}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|pov|numerals}}

# {{cln|pov|cardinal numbers}} [[one]] (1)

===Article===
{{head|pov|articles}}

# [[a]], [[an]] {{gloss|indefinite article}}

==Gun==

===Alternative forms===
*{{alter|guw|n}} ''(Nigeria)''

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|guw|/ũ̀/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|guw|pronouns|head=ùn}}

# [[I]] (first-person singular subject pronoun)

====See also====
{{guw-personal pronouns}}

==Hungarian==

===Etymology===
{{unknown|hu|title=Of unknown origin.}}<ref>{{R:Zaicz 2006}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{hu-IPA}}
* {{audio|hu|Hu-un.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|hu|un|s=1}}

===Verb===
{{hu-verb}}

# {{lb|hu|transitive}} to be [[bored]] of, to be [[fed up]] with, to be [[tired]] of

====Conjugation====
{{hu-conj-ok||u|n|also-past-participle-tt=y|caus=tat}}

====Derived terms====
{{der4|hu
|unalom
|unatkozik
|unos-untalan
|untat
|untig <!-- not only used with elég -->
}}
{{hu-verbpref|un|bele|el|meg|rá}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:ErtSz}}

{{cln|hu|two-letter words}}

==Hunsrik==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|hrx|unn}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|hrx|gmh|unde}}, from {{inh|hrx|goh|unti}}, from {{inh|hrx|gem-pro|*andi}}, from {{der|hrx|ine-pro|*h₂énti}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|hrx|/un/}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|hrx|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]
#: {{ux|hrx|Draus is es kalt '''un''' nass.|It's cold '''and''' wet outside.}}
#: {{ux|hrx|Ich kaafe Epple '''un''' Bananne.|I buy apples '''and''' bananas.}}

===Further reading===
* [https://hunsriqueanoriograndense.wordpress.com/dicionario-werterbuch/ Online Hunsrik Dictionary]

==Ido==
{{number box|io|1}}

===Etymology===
{{io-bor||un||un||un}}

===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|io|/un/}}

===Numeral===
{{head|io|numerals}}

# {{cln|io|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

====Derived terms====
{{der2|io
| {{l|io|una||one (showing unity)}}
| {{l|io|uno||unit}}
| {{l|io|unajo||unit}}
| {{l|io|unu||one (person)}}
| {{l|io|uneso||unity, oneness}}
| {{l|io|unesala||unitary}}
| {{l|io|unesma||first}}
| {{l|io|unigar||to unify: to form into one}}
| {{l|io|unigo||unification}}
| {{l|io|unfoye||once, one time}}
| {{l|io|unesme||first, at first, first of all}}
| {{l|io|-uno}}
}}

==Interlingua==

===Article===
{{head|ia|articles}}

# [[an]], [[a]]

===Numeral===
{{head|ia|numerals}}

# [[one]]

{{cln|ia|cardinal numbers}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
From {{m|it|uno}}, from {{inh|it|la|unus|ūnus|one}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr}}

===Article===
{{it-pos|article|g=m|apoc=1}}

# {{apocopic form of|it|uno}}: [[a]], [[an]]

===Numeral===
{{it-card-adj|apoc=1}}

# {{apocopic form of|it|uno}}: [[one]]

===Pronoun===
{{it-pos|pronoun|g=m|apoc=1}}

# {{lb|it|literary}} {{apocopic form of|it|uno}}: [[one]] {{i|indefinite pronoun}}
#* {{quote-book|it|title=Rime|year=c. 1200|chapter=[[s:it:Rime (Cavalcanti)/Le Rime di Guido Cavalcanti|Vedete ch'io son un che vo piangendo]]|author=Guido Cavalcanti|text=Vedete ch'io son '''un''' che vo [sic] piangendo|t=You see that I'm '''someone''' who cries.}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=nu|nu}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|うん}}

==Juǀ'hoan==

===Pronunciation===
* The nasal vowel {{IPA|ktz|/ũ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|ktz|letter|upper case|Un}}

# {{Latn-def|ktz|letter|indef=a}}

==Kabuverdianu==
{{cardinalbox|kea|0|1|2|zéru|dos|ord=}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|kea|pt|um}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|kea|numerals}}

# {{cln|kea|cardinal numbers}} [[one]] (1)

===Article===
{{head|kea|articles}}

# [[a]], [[an]] {{gloss|indefinite article}}

==Karakalpak==

===Noun===
{{kaa-noun}}

# [[flour]]

==Ladin==
{{cardinalbox|lld|0|1|2|zero|doi|ord=prim}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|lld|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|lld|adjectives}}

# [[one]]

===Noun===
{{lld-noun|m|-}}

# [[one]]

{{cln|lld|cardinal numbers}}

==Ladino==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|lad|osp|un}}, from {{inh|lad|la|unus|ūnus|one}}, from {{inh|lad|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|lad|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|lad|ine-pro|*h₁óynos|t=one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lad|/un/}}

===Article===
{{head|lad|articles|Hebrew spelling|און|plural|unos|feminine|una}}

# [[a]] {{qualifier|masculine singular}}

==Latvian==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|lv|gml|un||and}}. It replaced, in this sense, the particle {{m|lv|ir}} (compare {{cog|lt|ir}}, which still has the sense of “and”). Variants were {{m|lv|und}}, {{m|lv|unde}} and {{m|lv|ind}}, {{m|lv|in}} (these latter may have been influenced by {{m|lv|ir}}, but {{m|gml||ind}} also existed in Middle Low German). From the 18th century on, the form {{m|lv|un}} gradually became dominant.<ref>{{R:lv:LEV}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{lv-IPA|ùn|falling}}
{{rfap|lv}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|lv|conjunctions}}

# {{n-g|[[additive]] [[conjunction]] [[use]]d to [[link]] [[similar]] [[term]]s in a [[clause]]}}; [[and]]
#: {{ux|lv|Didzis '''un''' Ilga apstājās|Didzis '''and''' Ilga stopped|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|tas ir skaists '''un''' dārgs|this is beautiful '''and''' expensive|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|tēvs strādā '''un''' domā|father is working '''and''' thinking|inline=1}}
# {{n-g|[[use]]d to [[link]] [[clause]]s within a [[sentence]]}}; [[and]]
#: {{ux|lv|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|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|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|inline=1}}
# {{n-g|[[use]]d to [[link]] two [[independent]] [[clause]]s, [[indicate|indicating]] [[simultaneity]], [[sequence]], [[contrast]], [[opposition]], or [[comparison]] [[between]] them}}; [[and]]
#: {{ux|lv|uzlec saule, '''un''' sākas jauna diena|the sun rises, '''and''' a new day begins|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|Annele papurināja smiedamās galvu, '''un''' visi lakati bija atkal nost|Annele shook her head, laughing, '''and''' all scarves were ({{=}} fell) off once more|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|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|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|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|inline=1}}
# {{n-g|[[use]]d to [[introduce]] an [[independent]] [[clause]], [[link]]ing it to the [[precede|preceding]] [[context]]}}
#: {{ux|lv|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...|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|lv|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|inline=1}}

===References===
<references />

==Ligurian==
{{cardinalbox|lij|0|1|2|zêro|doî|ord=prìmmo|adv=ùnn-a vòtta|mult=séncio|dis=scingolarménte}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|lij|la|unus|ūnus}}, from {{inh|lij|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|lij|itc-pro|*oinos}}, ultimately from {{inh|lij|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lij|/yŋ/}}

===Numeral===
{{head|lij|numerals|g=m|feminine|ùnn-a}}

# {{cln|lij|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

===Noun===
{{head|lij|nouns|g=m|invariable}}

# The number [[one]].

===Article===
{{head|lij|articles|g=m|feminine|ùnn-a}}

# [[a]], [[an]] {{q|male}}

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

===Pronoun===
{{head|lij|pronouns|g=m|feminine|ùnn-a}}

# [[someone]], a [[person]]
#: {{ux|lij|Ò vìsto '''un''' ch'o m'à dæto dêxe éori.|I saw '''someone''' who gave me ten euros.}}

==Livonian==

===Etymology===
Ultimately from {{der|liv|gml|un}}, probably through {{der|liv|lv|un}}.

===Interjection===
{{head|liv|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]

==Louisiana Creole==
{{cardinalbox|lou|0|1|2|zéro|dé|ord=prémiyé}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|lou|in}}

===Etymology===
Inherited from {{inh|lou|fr|un||a, one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lou|/œ̃/|}}
* {{rhymes|lou|œ̃|s=1}}

===Article===
{{head|lou|article|g=m|indefinite||feminine|unn|or|ènn}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

===Numeral===
{{head|lou|numerals}}

# {{cln|lou|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

==Luxembourgish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|lb|u}} {{qualifier|used before consonants other than d, h, n, t, z}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|lb|goh|ana}}. The form is phonetically regular through the developments ''-a-'' → ''-ue-'' in originally open syllables, and ''-ue-'' → ''-u-'' before nasals.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lb|/un/}}

===Preposition===
{{head|lb|prepositions|+ dative or accusative}}

# [[on]]; [[at]]; [[to]]
#: {{ux|lb|D’Biller hänken '''un''' der Wand.|The pictures hang '''on''' the wall.}}

==Manx==

===Etymology===
From {{der|gv|cel-pro|*oinos}}, from {{der|gv|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}. Compare {{cog|br|unan}}, {{cog|kw|onan}}, {{cog|ga|aon}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gv|/eːn/|/ɯːn/|/uːn/}}

===Numeral===
{{head|gv|numerals}}

# {{cln|gv|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|gv|unnane}}

{{C|gv|One}}

==Middle French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|frm|ung}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|frm|fro|un}}, from {{inh|frm|la|unus|ūnus|one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|frm|/ỹ/}}

===Article===
{{head|frm|articles}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

===Numeral===
{{head|frm|numerals|invariable}}

# {{cln|frm|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|fr|un}}

==Middle Welsh==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|wlm|vn}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|wlm|cel-bry-pro|*ʉn}}, from {{inh|wlm|cel-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|wlm|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|wlm|/ʉn/}}

===Numeral===
{{head|wlm|numerals|cat2=cardinal numbers}}

# [[one]]

===Mutation===
{{wlm-mutation|u|n}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:wlm:Evans|1}}

==Mirandese==

===Article===
{{head|mwl|articles|g=m|feminine|ua}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

==Norman==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|nrf|iun||Guernsey}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nrf|fro|uns}}, from {{inh|nrf|la|unus|ūnus|one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nrf|Jer-un.ogg|a=Jersey}}

===Article===
{{head|nrf|articles|g=m}}

# [[a]] / [[an]] {{qualifier|masculine indefinite article}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{sense|gender}} {{l|nrf|eune}}
* {{sense|definiteness}} {{l|nrf|lé}}

===Numeral===
{{head|nrf|numerals|g=m|feminine|ieune}}

# {{cln|nrf|cardinal numbers}} {{lb|nrf|Jersey}} [[one]]

==Occitan==
{{cardinalbox|oc|0|1|2|zèro|dos|ord=primièr}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|oc|pro|un}}, from {{inh|oc|la|unus|ūnus|one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|oc|/ˈy/|a=Gascon}}
* {{IPA|oc|/ˈyn/|a=Languedocien}}
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q35735-Davidgrosclaude-un.wav|a=Gascon}}
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q942602-Davidgrosclaude-un.wav|a=Languedocien}}
* {{hyph|oc|un}}

===Article===
{{head|oc|articles|g=m|feminine|una}}

# [[a]], [[an]] (masculine singular indefinite article)

===Numeral===
{{head|oc|numerals}}

# [[one]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:Cantalausa|1009}}

{{cln|oc|cardinal numbers}}

==Old French==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fro|la|unum|ūnum}}, accusative singular of {{m|la|unus|ūnus|one}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fro|/yn/}}

===Article===
{{head|fro|articles}}

# [[a]], [[an]] (masculine oblique singular indefinite article)
# [[a]], [[an]] (masculine nominative plural indefinite article)

====Declension====
{{fro-indefinite-article}}

===Numeral===
{{enum|fro||deus|cardinal number|1}}
{{head|fro|numerals|nominative|uns|feminine|une}}

# {{cln|fro|cardinal numbers}} [[one]]

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|frm|un}}
* {{desc|nrf|un|alts=1}}
* {{desc|wa|un}}

==Old Galician-Portuguese==

===Article===
{{head|roa-opt|articles}}

# {{alternative form of|roa-opt|ũu}}

==Old Tupi==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|tpw|ũ||São Vicente}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|tpw|tup-gua-pro|*un||black, dark}}.<ref>{{R:tup:Mello}}</ref>

Cognate with {{cog|gn|hũ}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tpw|/ˈũn/}}
* {{rhyme|tpw|ũn|s=1}}
* {{hyph|tpw|un}}

===Adjective===
{{tpw-adj|IIa}}

# [[black]]
# [[dark]]
#: {{syn|tpw|putun}}

====Declension====
{{tpw-adecl-consonant}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|tpw|title=adjectives
|ũmbarab}}
{{col-auto|tpw|title=nouns
|araruna
|tataûrana
|una
|abatiúna
|akaraúna
|ka'iúna
|pindaúna
|sabîaúna
|tieúna
|tiîeúna
|timuna
|ûyraûasuúna
|'ysokaúna}}
{{col-auto|tpw|title=verbs
|îemoún
|obaún
|obamoún
|moún}}

====See also====
{{table:colors/tpw}}

===References===
<references/>

===Further reading===
* {{R:pt:Navarro 2013|+|498|1}}

==Palikur==

===Noun===
{{head|plu|nouns|g=n}}

# [[water]]

===References===
* ''Languages of the Amazon'' (2012, {{ISBN|0199593566}}

{{C|plu|Water}}

==Papiamentu==
{{cardinalbox|pap|0|1|2|sero|dos|ord=}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|pap|es|uno}} and {{der|pap|pt|um}} and {{der|pap|kea|un}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|pap|numerals}}

# {{cln|pap|cardinal numbers}} [[one]] (1)

===Article===
{{head|pap|articles}}

# [[a]], [[an]] {{gloss|indefinite article}}

==Pennsylvania German==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|pdc|un'}}

===Etymology===
Cognate to {{cog|de|und}}, {{cog|en|and}}.

===Conjunction===
{{head|pdc|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]

==Piedmontese==
{{cardinalbox|pms|0|1|2||doi}}

===Etymology===
{{dercat|pms|ine-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|pms|la|unus|ūnus}}, from {{inh|pms|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|pms|itc-pro|*oinos}}. Cognates include {{cog|it|uno}} and {{cog|fr|un}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|pms|/yŋ/}}
* {{IPA|pms|/ʏŋ/}}

===Numeral===
{{head|pms|numerals|cat2=cardinal numbers}}

# [[one]]

==Romagnol==
{{number box|rgn|1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|rgn|la|unum|ūnum|one}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{rgn-IPA/2|rf=1|vu=1|u|n}}

====Article====
{{head|rgn|articles|g=m|feminine|una}}

# [[a]], [[an]]
#: {{uxi|rgn|'''Un''' òman l'impèja e’ fug.|'''A''' man lights the fire.}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
{{rgn-IPA/2|rf=1|vu=1|'|ù|n}}

====Numeral====
{{head|rgn|numerals|g=m|feminine|una}}

# [[one]]
#: {{ux|rgn|Am so tajê '''un''' pè.|I've cut '''one''' foot.}}

===References===
{{R:rgn:V|page=683}}

==Romanian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{qualifier|Moldavian}} {{l|ro|ун|tr=un}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ro|la|unus|ūnus}}, from {{inh|ro|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|ro|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|ro|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/un/}}
* {{audio|ro|LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-un.wav}}
* {{rhymes|ro|un|s=1}}

===Article===
{{ro-art|f=o|pl=niște}}

# [[a]], [[an]] {{gloss|indefinite article}}

====Usage notes====
{{m|ro||'''Un'''}} is also used as a cardinal number (see {{m|ro|unu}} and {{m|ro|una}}).

{{m|ro|o|'''O'''}} is used for feminine nouns:
: {{ux|ro|[[un]] [[bărbat]]|'''a''' man (masculine)|inline=1}}
: {{ux|ro|[[un]] [[vis]]|'''a''' dream (neuter)|inline=1}}
: {{ux|ro|'''[[o]]''' [[femeie]]|'''a''' woman (feminine)|inline=1}}

====Declension====
{{ro-indef-art}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ro|unu}} {{q|used as a numeral/cardinal number}}
* {{l|ro|unul}} {{q|used as an indefinite pronoun}}

==Salar==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|slr|trk-pro|*un}}. Cognate with {{cog|az,gag,tr|un}}, {{cog|tk|un|ūn}}.

===Noun===
{{slr-noun|ı|lar}}

# [[flour]]

===References===
* {{R:slr:Stroy}}

==Sassarese==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|sdc|unu}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sdc|la|unus|ūnus|one}}, from {{inh|sdc|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|sdc|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|sdc|ine-pro|*h₁óynos|t=one, single}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sdc|/un/}}

===Article===
{{head|sdc|articles|g=m|indeterminative||feminine|una}}

# [[a]], [[an]]

===References===
* {{R:sc:Rubattu2006}}

==Saterland Frisian==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|stq|ine-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|stq|ofs|and}}, from {{inh|stq|gem-pro|*andi}}. Cognates include {{cog|fy|en}} and {{cog|de|und}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|stq|/ʊn/}}
* {{hyph|stq|un}}
* {{rhymes|stq|ʊn|s=1}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|stq|conjunctions}}

# [[and]]
#* {{RQ:stq:NT|Matthäus|1:20|Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom '''un''' kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;|While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream '''and''' said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;}}

===References===
* {{R:stq:SW}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Numeral===
{{sh-numeral}}

# {{cln|sh|cardinal numbers}} {{lb|sh|Chakavian}} [[one]] (1)

====Synonyms====
* {{l|sh|jedan}}
* {{l|sh|jen}} {{qualifier|regional}}

==Sicilian==

===Etymology===
From {{m|scn|unu}}, from {{inh|scn|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Article===
{{head|scn|articles|g=m-s}}

# {{lb|scn|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#Italian|un]]

===See also===
{{scn-article}}

==Slovene==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sl|sla-pro|*onъ}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|sl}}

===Determiner===
{{sl-det}}

# {{lb|sl|regional}} [[that]]

==Spanish==
{{number box|es|1}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|es|ún||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{m|es|uno}}, from {{inh|es|la|unus|ūnus|one}}, from {{inh|es|itc-ola|oinos}}, from {{inh|es|itc-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|es|ine-pro|*h₁óynos|t=one}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Article===
{{head|es|articles|g=m|indefinite||plural|unos|feminine|una|feminine plural|unas}}

# [[a]]

====Usage notes====
* When a feminine noun starts with a stressed ''a-'' or ''ha-'', un is used instead of una to prevent the sound from being used twice.
*: {{ux|es|¡Mira al cielo, hay '''un''' águila!|translation=Look at the sky, there's '''an''' eagle!}}
*: {{ux|es|¡Manos arriba, tengo '''un''' arma!|translation=Hands up, I have '''a''' gun!}}

===Numeral===
{{head|es|numerals|g=m|apocopate||standard form|uno}}

# {{lb|es|before the noun}} {{apocopic form of|es|uno||[[one]]}}

====Usage notes====
* The form {{m|es||un}} is only used before and within the noun phrase of the masculine singular noun that it modifies. In other positions, {{m|es|uno}} is used instead.

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

==Sumerian==

===Romanization===
{{sux-rom}}

# {{romanization of|sux|𒌦}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
From {{m|tl|'yun}} or {{m|tl|'yon}}, {{clipping|tl|iyon|nocap=1|nocat=1}}, where {{angbr|'yu}} was replaced with {{bor|tl|en|U}}, read as in the English letter, to shorten it. See also {{m|tl|yaon}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr|yun}}

===Pronoun===
{{tl-pron|b=yun}} {{tlb|tl|colloquial|text messaging}}

# {{abbr of|tl|'yun}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=nu|n.u.}}

==Tatar==

===Numeral===
{{tt-pos|numeral|l|c|ун}}

# {{cln|tt|cardinal numbers}} [[ten]]

==Turkish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|tr|otk|tr=un}}, from {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*ūn}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tr|/un/}}
* {{audio|tr|LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-un.wav}}

===Noun===
{{tr-noun|u|lar}}

# [[flour]]

====Declension====
{{tr-infl-noun-c|u|poss=1}}

==Turkmen==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|tk|trk-pro|*ūn}}.

===Noun===
{{tk-noun}}

# [[flour]]

==Uzbek==
{{uz-variant|c=ун|r=un|a=}}

===Noun===
{{uz-noun}}

# [[flour]]

==Venetan==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|vec|on}} {{qualifier|rural areas}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|vec|la|unus|ūnus}}.

===Article===
{{head|vec|articles|g=m|feminine|na}}

# {{n-g|masculine singular indefinite article}}; [[a]], [[an]]

===Numeral===
{{head|vec|numeral}}

# {{cln|vec|cardinal numbers}} one

====See also====
{{Venetan articles}}

==Welsh==
{{number box|cy}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|cy|wlm|un}}, from {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*ʉn}}, from {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*oinos}}, from {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*h₁óynos}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/ɨːn/|a=cy-N}}
* {{IPA|cy|/iːn/|a=cy-S}}
* {{rhymes|cy|ɨːn|s=1}}

===Numeral===
{{head|cy|numerals}}

# {{lb|cy|cardinal}} [[one]]

====Usage notes====
* With a singular feminine noun, causes the limited soft mutation (i.e. the soft mutation but excludes mutation of ''{{lang|cy|ll-}}'' and ''{{lang|cy|rh-}}''. So ''{{lang|cy|un rhyfel}}'' 'one battle' not ''<nowiki>*</nowiki>{{lang|cy|un ryfel}}'' but ''{{lang|cy|un gath}}'' [<''{{lang|cy|cath}}''], ''{{lang|cy|un ferch}}'' [< ''{{lang|cy|merch}}''], etc.). Does not mutate masculine or plural nouns.

===Adjective===
{{head|cy|adjectives}}

# [[only]], [[sole]]

===Noun===
{{cy-noun|m|unau}}

# one, [[individual]]
#: {{ux|cy|Sut '''un''' ydy dy chwaer?|What's your sister like (as a person)?|lit=What kind of '''one''' is your sister?}}
# [[each]] (by extension of 'one')
#: {{ux|cy|Mae'r afalau 'ma'n costio trideg ceiniog '''yr un''', neu ddwy bunt y cilo.|These apples cost thirty pence '''each''' [per '''unit'''], or two pounds a kilo.}}

===Related terms===
* {{l|cy|dim un||none}}
* {{l|cy|pob un||each}}
* {{l|cy|-yn}}

===Mutation===
{{cy-mut}}

===References===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}

==Yoruba==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|mid-tone}} {{yo-IPA|un}}
* {{sense|high-tone}} {{yo-IPA|ún}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|yo|pronouns|head=un}}

# [[him]], [[her]], [[it]] {{gl|third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a [[monosyllabic]] verb with a high-tone /ũ/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|yo|pronouns|head=ún}}

# [[him]], [[her]], [[it]] {{gl|third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a [[monosyllabic]] verb with a low- or mid-tone /ũ/}}

===See also===
{{yo-personal pronouns}}

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English

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Noun

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un (plural uns)

  1. Alternative spelling of 'un

Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈun/
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: un

Numeral

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un

  1. one

Aromanian

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Etymology

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From Latin ūnus. Compare Romanian un.

Article

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un (feminine unã or une)

  1. (indefinite article) a, an
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Asturian

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Asturian cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : primeru

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈun/, [ˈũŋ]
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

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un or unu m (feminine una)

  1. one

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic ун
Abjad اون

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ūn.[1]

Noun

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un (definite accusative unu, plural unlar)

  1. flour
    buğda unu ― wheat flour
    qarğıdalı unu ― corn flour
    bir torba un ― a bag of flour
    bir çuval un ― a sack of flour
    unu ələkdən keçirmək ― to sieve through flour
    unu ələmək ― to sieve through flour

Declension

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    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
    Possessive forms of un
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) unum unlarım
sənin (“your”) unun unların
onun (“his/her/its”) unu unları
bizim (“our”) unumuz unlarımız
sizin (“your”) ununuz unlarınız
onların (“their”) unu or unları unları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) unumu unlarımı
sənin (“your”) ununu unlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) ununu unlarını
bizim (“our”) unumuzu unlarımızı
sizin (“your”) ununuzu unlarınızı
onların (“their”) ununu or unlarını unlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) unuma unlarıma
sənin (“your”) ununa unlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) ununa unlarına
bizim (“our”) unumuza unlarımıza
sizin (“your”) ununuza unlarınıza
onların (“their”) ununa or unlarına unlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) unumda unlarımda
sənin (“your”) ununda unlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) ununda unlarında
bizim (“our”) unumuzda unlarımızda
sizin (“your”) ununuzda unlarınızda
onların (“their”) ununda or unlarında unlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) unumdan unlarımdan
sənin (“your”) unundan unlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) unundan unlarından
bizim (“our”) unumuzdan unlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) ununuzdan unlarınızdan
onların (“their”) unundan or unlarından unlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) unumun unlarımın
sənin (“your”) ununun unlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) ununun unlarının
bizim (“our”) unumuzun unlarımızın
sizin (“your”) ununuzun unlarınızın
onların (“their”) ununun or unlarının unlarının

References

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  1. ^ Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 597

Further reading

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  • “un” in Obastan.com.

Binandere

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Noun

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un

  1. water

Further reading

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  • Jonathan Paul Wilson, Binandere nominal structures (1996)

Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

Article

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un

  1. a/an

See also

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Catalan

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Catalan numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: u, un
    Ordinal: primer
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1r
Catalan Wikipedia article on 1

Etymology

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From Latin ūnum (“one”), accusative form of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Romance cognates include Occitan un. Also related to English one.

Pronunciation

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Article

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

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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un m (feminine una, noun form u)

  1. (cardinal number) one

Pronoun

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un m sg (feminine una)

  1. one; indefinite pronoun

Derived terms

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Chamorro

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Origin unknown.

Pronoun

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un

  1. thou, you (singular)
    Kao un taitai i lepblo-mu? ― Did you read your book?
Usage notes
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See also
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Chamorro personal pronouns
hu-type pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
1st person hu ta in
2nd person un en
3rd person ha ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
1st person yoʼ hit ham
2nd person hao hamyo
3rd person gueʼ siha
emphatic pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
1st person guahu hita hami
2nd person hagu hamyo
3rd person guiya siha

Etymology 2

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From Spanish un.

Article

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un

  1. a, an

References

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  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎[3], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From clipping of English understand.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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un

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to understand
    你un唔un呀？ [Cantonese]  ―  nei5 an1 m4 an1 aa3? [Jyutping]  ―  Do you understand? (literally, “You un(derstand) or not un(derstand)?”)

Etymology 2

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Romanisation of 䟴, influenced by spelling of English un. Not related to English un semantically.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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un

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 䟴

Etymology 3

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Romanisation of 𬒔, influenced by spelling of English un. Not related to English un semantically.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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un

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 𬒔

Chuukese

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Verb

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un

  1. to drink

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic *andi. Cognate with German und, Dutch en, English and, Icelandic enn.

Conjunction

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un

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) and

References

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  • “un” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Corsican

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Etymology

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From Latin unus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Cognates include Italian un (“a”) and French un (“a, one”).

Article

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un m (feminine una)

  1. a, an

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ūn. Cognate to Kumyk ун (un), etc.

Noun

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un

  1. flour

References

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https://classes.ru/all-crtatar/dictionary-crtatar-russian-cyr-term-12094.htm

Dongxiang

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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un

  1. Alternative form of uwun (“winter”)

Drehu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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un

  1. snake

References

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Dutch Low Saxon

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Conjunction

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un

  1. and

Fala

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese ũu, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one; single”).

Article

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un m sg (plural us or unhus or unhos, feminine unha, feminine plural unhas)

  1. Masculine singular indefinite article; a
    • 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

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un m (feminine unha)

  1. one
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References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[4], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin ūnus. Doublet of yon (“one”).

Determiner

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un (feminine una or 'na, plural des) (ORB, broad)

  1. a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

References

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  • un [1] in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • un in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Etymology

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From Old French un, from Latin ūnum, accusative singular of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /œ̃/, /ɛ̃/, (before a vowel) /œ̃.n‿/, /ɛ̃.n‿/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): [œ̃˞]
  • When used as a noun, it is treated as aspirated (no liaison with that which precedes). Sometimes the same is true of the numeral (see below and compare onze). When used as an article or pronoun, liaison does apply normally.
  • Audio (France):(file)
  • Audio (France):(file)
  • Audio (France):(file)
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)
  • Audio (Quebec):(file)
  • Rhymes: -œ̃, -ɛ̃

Article

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

  1. an, a

Numeral

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French numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: un
    Ordinal: premier
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1er
    Multiplier: simple
    Fractional: entier
French Wikipedia article on 1

un (feminine une, masculine plural uns, feminine plural unes)

  1. one

Usage notes

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  • The numeral is treated as aspirated in calculating and stating values: soustraire deux de un (“to subtract two from one”), une moyenne de un (“an average of one”). Also in dates, though this is considered nonstandard: le un mars for le premier mars (“March 1st”). Otherwise it is unaspirated.
  • Whereas in English the singular is used only after the number one, in French it is typically used after numbers smaller than two. This means that both zéro and un are generally used with the singular, even when they are followed by a decimal part.
zéro point ― zero points
0,35 mètre ― 0.35 metres
1,99 euro ― 1.99 euros

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: en
  • Louisiana Creole: in, un

Pronoun

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

  1. one, someone

Derived terms

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Noun

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un m (plural un or uns)

  1. one (the number or figure)

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin ūnus.

Article

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un m (feminine une)

  1. a, an

Adjective

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un

  1. one

Numeral

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un (feminine une)

  1. one

Pronoun

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un

  1. one
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Galician

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Galician numbers (edit)
10
[a], [b] ←  0 1 2  → [a], [b], [c] 10  → 
    Cardinal (standard / masculine): un
    Cardinal (standard / feminine): unha
    Cardinal (reintegrationist / masculine): um
    Cardinal (reintegrationist / feminine): umha, uma
    Ordinal: primeiro
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1º
Galician Wikipedia article on 1

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese un, ũu, from Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

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Article

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

  1. (indefinite) a, one

Usage notes

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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

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Numeral

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un m (feminine unha)

  1. one

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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References

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Garifuna

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Pronunciation

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Postposition

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un

  1. to

Inflection

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Postposition un
singular plural
first nun wun
second bun hun
third masculine feminine hun
lun tun

German Low German

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Alternative forms

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  • on (in Low Prussian and some other dialects)

Etymology

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Ultimately cognate to German und.

Conjunction

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un

  1. and
    Planten un Blomen ― plants and flowers

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Guinea-Bissau Creole cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : un

Etymology

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From Portuguese um. Cognate with Kabuverdianu un.

Numeral

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un

  1. one (1)

Article

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un

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Gun

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Alternative forms

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  • n (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ùn

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

See also

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Gungbe personal pronouns
Number Person Emphatic Pronoun Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Determiner
Singular First nyɛ́, yẹ́n ùn, n mi cé, ṣié
Second jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ à wè tòwè
Third éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ é è étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
Plural First mílɛ́, mílẹ́ mí mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
Second mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ mì mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
Third yélɛ́, yélẹ́ yé yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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un

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

Conjugation

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conjugation of un
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal


Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. unok unsz un ununk untok unnak
Def. unom unod unja unjuk unjátok unják
2nd-p. o. unlak ―
Past Indef. untam untál unt untunk untatok untak
Def. untam untad unta untuk untátok unták
2nd-p. o. untalak ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. unni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. unék unál una unánk unátok unának
Def. unám unád uná unánk unátok unák
2nd-p. o. unálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. un vala, unt vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. unandok unandasz unand unandunk unandotok unandanak
Def. unandom unandod unandja unandjuk unandjátok unandják
2nd-p. o. unandalak ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. unnék unnál unna unnánk unnátok unnának
Def. unnám unnád unná unnánk
(or unnók) 		unnátok unnák
2nd-p. o. unnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. unt volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. unjak unj or
unjál 		unjon unjunk unjatok unjanak
Def. unjam und or
unjad 		unja unjuk unjátok unják
2nd-p. o. unjalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. unt légyen
Infinitive unni unnom unnod unnia unnunk unnotok unniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
unás unó unt or unott unandó unva (unván) untat
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
potential conjugation of un
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. unhatok unhatsz unhat unhatunk unhattok unhatnak
Def. unhatom unhatod unhatja unhatjuk unhatjátok unhatják
2nd-p. o. unhatlak ―
Past Indef. unhattam unhattál unhatott unhattunk unhattatok unhattak
Def. unhattam unhattad unhatta unhattuk unhattátok unhatták
2nd-p. o. unhattalak ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. unhaték unhatál unhata unhatánk unhatátok unhatának
Def. unhatám unhatád unhatá unhatánk unhatátok unhaták
2nd-p. o. unhatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. unhat vala, unhatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. unhatandok
or unandhatok 		unhatandasz
or unandhatsz 		unhatand
or unandhat 		unhatandunk
or unandhatunk 		unhatandotok
or unandhattok 		unhatandanak
or unandhatnak
Def. unhatandom
or unandhatom 		unhatandod
or unandhatod 		unhatandja
or unandhatja 		unhatandjuk
or unandhatjuk 		unhatandjátok
or unandhatjátok 		unhatandják
or unandhatják
2nd-p. o. unhatandalak
or unandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. unhatnék unhatnál unhatna unhatnánk unhatnátok unhatnának
Def. unhatnám unhatnád unhatná unhatnánk
(or unhatnók) 		unhatnátok unhatnák
2nd-p. o. unhatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. unhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. unhassak unhass or
unhassál 		unhasson unhassunk unhassatok unhassanak
Def. unhassam unhasd or
unhassad 		unhassa unhassuk unhassátok unhassák
2nd-p. o. unhassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. unhatott légyen
Inf. (unhatni) (unhatnom) (unhatnod) (unhatnia) (unhatnunk) (unhatnotok) (unhatniuk)
Positive adjective unható Neg. adj. unhatatlan Adv. part. (unhatva / unhatván)

Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ un in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • un in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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un

  1. and
    Draus is es kalt un nass.
    It's cold and wet outside.
    Ich kaafe Epple un Bananne.
    I buy apples and bananas.

Further reading

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Ido

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Ido numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: un
    Ordinal: unesma
    Adverbial: unfoye
    Multiplier: unopla
    Fractional: unima

Etymology

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Borrowed from French un, Italian un, Spanish un.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /un/

Numeral

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un

  1. one

Derived terms

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  • una (“one (showing unity)”)
  • unajo (“unit”)
  • unesala (“unitary”)
  • unesma (“first”)
  • unesme (“first, at first, first of all”)
  • uneso (“unity, oneness”)
  • unfoye (“once, one time”)
  • unigar (“to unify: to form into one”)
  • unigo (“unification”)
  • -uno
  • uno (“unit”)
  • unu (“one (person)”)

Interlingua

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Article

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un

  1. an, a

Numeral

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un

  1. one

Italian

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Etymology

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From uno, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

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Article

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un m (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of uno: a, an

Numeral

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un (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of uno: one

Pronoun

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un m (apocopated)

  1. (literary) Apocopic form of uno: one (indefinite pronoun)

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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un

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うん

Juǀ'hoan

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Pronunciation

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  • The nasal vowel IPA(key): /ũ/

Letter

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un (upper case Un)

  1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Kabuverdianu

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Kabuverdianu cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : un

Etymology

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From Portuguese um.

Numeral

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un

  1. one (1)

Article

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un

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Karakalpak

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Noun

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un

  1. flour

Ladin

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Ladin cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : prim

Etymology

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From Latin ūnus.

Adjective

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un

  1. one

Noun

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un m (uncountable)

  1. one

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish un, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).

Pronunciation

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Article

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un (Hebrew spelling און, plural unos, feminine una)

  1. a (masculine singular)

Latvian

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Etymology

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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”). Variants were und, unde and ind, in (these latter may have been influenced by ir, but ind also existed in Middle Low German). From the 18th century on, the form un gradually became dominant.[1]

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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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

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

Ligurian

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

Etymology

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From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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un m (feminine ùnn-a)

  1. one

Noun

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un m (invariable)

  1. The number one.

Article

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un m (feminine ùnn-a)

  1. a, an (male)

Usage notes

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  • 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

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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

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Etymology

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

Interjection

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un

  1. and

Louisiana Creole

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Louisiana Creole cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : prémiyé

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from French un (“a, one”).

Pronunciation

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Article

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un m (indefinite, feminine unn or ènn)

  1. a, an

Numeral

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un

  1. one

Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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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

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Preposition

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un (+ dative or accusative)

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

Manx

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Compare Breton unan, Cornish onan, Irish aon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eːn/, /ɯːn/, /uːn/

Numeral

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un

  1. one
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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Article

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un

  1. a, an

Numeral

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un (invariable)

  1. one

Descendants

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  • French: un

Middle Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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un

  1. one

Mutation

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Mutated forms of un
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
un unchanged unchanged hun

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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

Mirandese

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Article

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un m (feminine ua)

  1. a, an

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Article

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un m

  1. a / an (masculine indefinite article)

Coordinate terms

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Numeral

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un m (feminine ieune)

  1. (Jersey) one

Occitan

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Occitan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un
    Ordinal : primièr

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Article

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un m (feminine una)

  1. a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

Numeral

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un

  1. one

Further reading

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  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[5], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 1009.

Old French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Article

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un

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

Declension

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Old French indefinite articles
Declension of the indefinite article un
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
nominative uns une un unes
oblique un une uns unes

Numeral

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cardinal number
1 Previous: n/a
Next: deus

un (nominative uns, feminine une)

  1. one

Descendants

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Article

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un

  1. Alternative form of ũu

Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *un (“black, dark”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní hũ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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un (IIa class pluriform, R1 run, R2 sun, noun form una)

  1. black
  2. dark
    Synonym: putun

Declension

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    Declension of un (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative moún
Deadjectivals
-ba'e i unyba'e
-sab(a) undaba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe un nde un i un oré un îandé un pe un
Imperative
Permissive ta xe un ta nde un t'i un t'oré un t'îandé un ta pe un
Negative indicative na xe uni na nde uni n'i uni n'oré uni n'îandé uni na pe uni
Negative imperative nde un umẽ pe un umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe un umẽ ta nde un umẽ t'i un umẽ t'oré un umẽ t'îandé un umẽ ta pe un umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe unamo nde unamo o unamo oré unamo îandé unamo pe unamo
Negative xe une'ymamo nde une'ymamo o une'ymamo oré une'ymamo îandé une'ymamo pe une'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative una
Negative une'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe uni2 i uni2 oré uni2 îandé uni2
Negative same as gerund1
xe une'ymi2 i une'ymi2 oré une'ymi2 îandé une'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
verbs

See also

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Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una              tingaíba, pytanga／pyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un              tingaíb, pytang／pyxang

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎[2] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

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Palikur

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Noun

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un n

  1. water

References

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  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Papiamentu

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Papiamentu cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un

Etymology

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From Spanish uno and Portuguese um and Kabuverdianu un.

Numeral

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un

  1. one (1)

Article

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un

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Pennsylvania German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate to German und, English and.

Conjunction

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un

  1. and

Piedmontese

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Piedmontese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : un

Etymology

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From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos. Cognates include Italian uno and French un.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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un

  1. one

Romagnol

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Romagnol numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: un, ũ
    Ordinal: prèm

Etymology 1

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From Latin ūnum (“one”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [u]

Article

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un m (feminine una)

  1. a, an
    Un òman l'impèja e’ fug. ― A man lights the fire.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈuː]

Numeral

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un m (feminine una)

  1. one
    Am so tajê un pè.
    I've cut one foot.

References

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Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 683

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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  • (Moldavian) ун (un)

Etymology

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From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

Pronunciation

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Article

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

  1. a, an (indefinite article)

Usage notes

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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

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indefinite article forms singular plural
m, n f
nom/acc un o niște
gen/dat unui unei unor
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  • unu (used as a numeral/cardinal number)
  • unul (used as an indefinite pronoun)

Salar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *un. Cognate with Azerbaijani, Gagauz, and Turkish un, Turkmen ūn.

Noun

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un (3rd person possessive unı, plural unlar)

  1. flour

References

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  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “un”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

Sassarese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

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Article

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un m (indeterminative, feminine una)

  1. a, an

References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian and, from Proto-Germanic *andi. Cognates include West Frisian en and German und.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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un

  1. and
    • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:20:
      Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;
      While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “un”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

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Numeral

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un (Cyrillic spelling ун)

  1. (Chakavian) one (1)

Synonyms

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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From unu, from Latin ūnus.

Article

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un m sg

  1. (indefinite) a, an

Usage notes

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

See also

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

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *onъ.

Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Determiner

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un

  1. (regional) that

Spanish

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Spanish numbers (edit)
1
    Cardinal: uno
    Apocopated cardinal: un
    Ordinal: primero
    Apocopated ordinal: primer
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1.º
    Multiplier: simple
    Distributive: sendos
Spanish Wikipedia article on 1

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From uno, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).

Pronunciation

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

Article

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

  1. a

Usage notes

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  • When a feminine noun starts with a stressed a- or ha-, un is used instead of una to prevent the sound from being used twice.
    ¡Mira al cielo, hay un águila!
    Look at the sky, there's an eagle!
    ¡Manos arriba, tengo un arma!
    Hands up, I have a gun!

Numeral

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un m (apocopate, standard form uno)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Further reading

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Sumerian

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Romanization

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un

  1. Romanization of 𒌦

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From 'yun or 'yon, clipping of iyon, where ⟨'yu⟩ was replaced with English U, read as in the English letter, to shorten it. See also yaon.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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un (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈ᜔) (colloquial, text messaging)

  1. Abbreviation of 'yun.

Anagrams

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Tatar

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Numeral

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un (Cyrillic spelling ун)

  1. ten

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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un (definite accusative unu, plural unlar)

  1. flour

Declension

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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
Nominative
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
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular unumu unlarımı
2nd singular ununu unlarını
3rd singular ununu unlarını
1st plural unumuzu unlarımızı
2nd plural ununuzu unlarınızı
3rd plural unlarını unlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular unuma unlarıma
2nd singular ununa unlarına
3rd singular ununa unlarına
1st plural unumuza unlarımıza
2nd plural ununuza unlarınıza
3rd plural unlarına unlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular unumda unlarımda
2nd singular ununda unlarında
3rd singular ununda unlarında
1st plural unumuzda unlarımızda
2nd plural ununuzda unlarınızda
3rd plural unlarında unlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular unumdan unlarımdan
2nd singular unundan unlarından
3rd singular unundan unlarından
1st plural unumuzdan unlarımızdan
2nd plural ununuzdan unlarınızdan
3rd plural unlarından unlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular unumun unlarımın
2nd singular ununun unlarının
3rd singular ununun unlarının
1st plural unumuzun unlarımızın
2nd plural ununuzun unlarınızın
3rd plural unlarının unlarının

Turkmen

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ūn.

Noun

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un (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. flour

Uzbek

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Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic ун‍
Latin un‍
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Noun

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un (plural unlar)

  1. flour

Venetan

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Alternative forms

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  • on (rural areas)

Etymology

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From Latin ūnus.

Article

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un m (feminine na)

  1. masculine singular indefinite article; a, an

Numeral

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un

  1. one

See also

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Venetan 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

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Welsh numbers (edit)
10[a], [b]
 ←  0 1 2  → [a], [b] 10  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: un
    Ordinal: cyntaf
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1af
    Adverbial: unwaith
Welsh Wikipedia article on 1

Etymology

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From Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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un

  1. (cardinal number) one

Usage notes

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  • With a singular feminine noun, causes the limited soft mutation (i.e. the soft mutation but excludes mutation of ll- and rh-. So un rhyfel 'one battle' not *un ryfel but un gath [<cath], un ferch [< merch], etc.). Does not mutate masculine or plural nouns.

Adjective

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un

  1. only, sole

Noun

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un m (plural unau)

  1. one, individual
    Sut un ydy dy chwaer?
    What's your sister like (as a person)?
    (literally, “What kind of one is your sister?”)
  2. each (by extension of 'one')
    Mae'r afalau 'ma'n costio trideg ceiniog yr un, neu ddwy bunt y cilo.
    These apples cost thirty pence each [per unit], or two pounds a kilo.
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of un
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
un unchanged unchanged hun

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “un”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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un

  1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ũ/)

Pronoun

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ún

  1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ũ/)

See also

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Affirmative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mo a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person ó wọ́n
Negative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi / n a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person [pronoun dropped] wọn
Object pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person ọ / ẹ yín
3rd person [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ wọn
Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Emphatic pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person èmi àwa
2nd person ìwọ ẹ̀yin
3rd person òun àwọn
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