Entry:an

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English

an
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group A B C D E

an [/æn/, /ən/; an (1 syll.)]
1 : une artart
The form of the English indefinite article a (Tovasala counterpart un) placed before vowels: an apple = tapaulune; an elephant = hafilune. If a word begins with u and the first syllable is pronounced "eu", then a is used instead: a unicorn = süokkoarntengune.
2 : aivad prepprep (per hour)

From the Corpus

[0005] Rait (1902):13:

At an early stage in their voyage they were caught by a “marvellous great whirlwind,” and driven westward into the pitiless ocean for five days and five nights.
Ad frodi nivelune wob vardinsile, shoublurisat «mẽrveleuzi yoasuflarduniebe,» nend lampraiddurisat westaupu ńäffuind blaifond’oashenile wob kuinde diēmi nend kuinde nochemi.

See also

the

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Added on: 2021-08-05, 03:33View semantic data