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aon
aon
See also: Äon
Irish
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| Cardinal : aon Ordinal : céad Adverbial : amháin | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos (compare Welsh un), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (compare Latin ūnus, Old English ān)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːnˠ/
- Homophone: éan
Numeral
aon
Usage notes
This form is used independently, not before a noun it modifies. (When modifying a noun directly, it means ‘any’; see following section.) It is always preceded by the particle a, which mutates it to haon.
- a haon, a dó, a trí
- one, two, three
- bus a haon
- bus number one
- a haon a chlog
- one o’clock
See also
Derived terms
Determiner
aon (Triggers lenition of the consonants b, c, f, g, m, p)
- any
- aon bhád ― any boat
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aon | n-aon | haon | t-aon |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aon" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “óen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Manx
Noun
aon f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- Alternative form of awin
Scottish Gaelic
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| Cardinal : aon Ordinal : ciad | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɯːn/
Etymology
From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos (compare Welsh un), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (compare Latin unus, Old English ān).
Numeral
aon
- (cardinal) one
Usage notes
- Lenites the following word if it begins with b, c, f, g, m or p.
- When standing alone, preceded by a h-:
- Tha aon cheist agam. ― I have one question.
- Tha a h-aon agam cuideachd. ― I have one as well.
Derived terms
Terms derived from aon
Related terms
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See also
- a' chiad (“first”)
Adjective
aon
Noun
aon m (genitive singular aoin)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “óen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.