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3-letter words (3 found)

ANE,EAN,NAE,

2-letter words (6 found)

AE,AN,EA,EN,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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Definitions and meaning of ane

ane

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“ancestor”). Cognate to Old High German ano (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”), ana (“grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress”), Old Prussian ane (“old mother”), Lithuanian anýta (“mother-in-law”).

Noun

ane f

  1. old mother

Related terms

  • anë

Alemannic German

Adverb

ane

  1. Alternative form of ääne

Balinese

Romanization

ane

  1. Nonstandard form of ané. Romanization of ᬳᬦᬾ

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

  • une

Etymology

From Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, ānu, āno, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”). Cognate with German ohne, Icelandic án.

Preposition

ane

  1. (Sette Comuni, + accusative) without

References

  • “ane” 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

Copainalá Zoque

Noun

ane

  1. tortilla

Derived terms

References

  • Harrison, Roy, Harrison, Margaret, García H., Cástulo (1981) Diccionario zoque de Copainalá (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 23)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 16

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German or Middle High German ane, from Old High German ano.

Noun

ane c (singular definite anen, plural indefinite aner)

  1. forefather
Declension
Synonyms
  • forfader

Etymology 2

From German ahnen.

Verb

ane (imperative an, infinitive at ane, present tense aner, past tense anede, perfect tense har anet)

  1. guess
  2. suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
  3. glimpse
Conjugation

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb anoa +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑneˣ/, [ˈɑ̝ne̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑne
  • Syllabification(key): a‧ne

Noun

ane

  1. indulgence (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution)

Declension

Synonyms

  • anne

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ane”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

  • Nea

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French année (“year”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ne/

Noun

ane

  1. year

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ane, from Proto-Oceanic *ane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ne/, [ˈɐ.ne]

Noun

ane

  1. mite (insect)
  2. ringworm

Derived terms

  • ane koʻe (“mealworm”)
  • ane kuʻu (“mealy bug”)

Verb

ane

  1. (stative) insect-eaten
  2. gnawed

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ane”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

Romanization

ane

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あね

Latin

Noun

āne

  1. vocative singular of ānus

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːnə/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Preposition

āne

  1. on, on top of
  2. on, on the side of
  3. beside, alongside
  4. to, towards (also as strengthening of the dative case)
  5. during
Alternative forms
  • āen, an

Adverb

āne

  1. towards, closer

Descendants

  • Dutch: aan, (unstressed pronunciation spelling) an
    • Afrikaans: aan
    • Jersey Dutch: ân
    • Negerhollands: aan, an
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: an
  • Limburgish: aan

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch āna, from Proto-Germanic *ēnō (“without”).

Preposition

âne

  1. without
  2. against, without regard for

Further reading

  • “ane (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “ane (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “ane (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “aen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page aen
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “aen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page aen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Article

ane

  1. accusative/genitive/dative of an
  2. Alternative form of an
Usage notes
  • Early on in the period, this inflection of the indefinite article was reserved for feminine nouns. Later in the period it came to be used in the oblique case or stylistically with all nouns regardless of gender (alongside the collapse of grammatical gender) and eventually disappeared altogether.

Etymology 2

Numeral

ane

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of oon

Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • ân

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German āno, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu.

Preposition

âne

  1. (+accusative) without

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: ooni, ohni, ouni
  • Bavarian:
    • Cimbrian: ane
  • Central Franconian: ohne, ohni, ohnt
    • Luxembourgish: ouni
  • East Central German: ohne
    • Vilamovian: ona
  • German: ohne
  • Yiddish: אָן (on)

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “âne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke‎[3], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Motu

Noun

ane

  1. hymn

Nandi

Pronunciation

  • Accusative Secondary: IPA(key): (-ATR) /ánêː/
  • Accusative Primary: IPA(key): (-ATR) /ácêːk/
  • Nominative Secondary: IPA(key): (-ATR) /áneː/
  • Nominative Primary: IPA(key): (-ATR) /áceːk/

Pronoun

ane

  1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Derived terms

  • Emphatic: anendet or anentet

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈane/

Verb

ane

  1. inflection of atnit:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Low German anen.

Cognate with German ahnen, Dutch anen, Saterland Frisian oanje, German Low German ahnen and Luxembourgish ahnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə
  • Hyphenation: a‧ne
  • Homophone: Ane

Verb

ane (imperative an, present tense aner, passive anes, simple past ante, past participle ant, present participle anende, verbal noun aning or anelse or anen)

  1. guess, sense (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility)
    ane fred og ingen fare ― sense peace and no danger (to be unprepared before an occurrence)
    ane uråd ― sense uneasiness (to suspect that something could be wrong)
    Synonyms: gjette, fornemme
  2. suspect, assume (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
    det ante meg at det ville gå slik
    I suspected that it would go that way
    Synonym: anta
  3. (obsolete, literary) to be a glimpse (something barely noticeable), to spot
    Synonym: skimte
  4. (used with a pronoun or adverb, in a negative manner) to know
    han ante ikke at du var her
    he did not know that you were here
    jeg aner ikke!
    I have no idea!
    intet ondt anende ― knowing nothing bad (without knowing anything bad or evil)
    Synonym: vite
Usage notes

When the verb has the meaning of suspecting or assuming, it is only used with the determiner "det" (it).

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German ane, an, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“male ancestor; forefather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).

Cognate with German Ahn, Latin anus, Yiddish אָן (on), Danish ane and possibly Icelandic ái.

Noun

ane m (definite singular anen, indefinite plural aner, definite plural anene)

  1. (chiefly plural) an ancestor; ancestry (deceased relative a good distance back in time)
    Synonym: opphav
  2. (biology, chiefly plural) a concestor (the last common ancestor, especially of several different species)
    Synonyms: stamform, stamart
  3. a predecessor (person who is the origin of something)
    Synonym: forgjenger
  4. (dignified, in the plural) origins, history

Etymology 3

Alternative form of ånde (“breath”), from Danish ånde (“breath”), from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi (“breath; spirit, soul”), from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath; spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”), likely of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

ane m (definite singular anen, indefinite plural aner, definite plural anene)

  1. Alternative spelling of ånde

References

  • “ane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “ane_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “ane_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “ane_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “ane” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

  • Ane, -ena, nea

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German anen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnə/

Verb

ane (imperative an, present tense anar or aner, passive anes, simple past ana or ante, past participle ana or ant)

  1. guess
  2. suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
  3. glimpse

Derived terms

  • aning

References

  • “ane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Alternative forms

  • an

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *nə, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.

Noun

ane

  1. mother

References

  • P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎[4], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

ane

  1. optative active singular of anati (“to breathe”)

Noun

ane

  1. (This sense falls under the LDL exemption) locative singular of ana (“cart”)

Rayón Zoque

Noun

ane

  1. tortilla

Derived terms

  • anemuꞌtsij
  • paŋ-ane

References

  • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English an, northern form of oon, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en/
  • (Southern, Central dialects except North East Central) IPA(key): /jɪn/ (often written as yin)
  • (West Central, Orkney) IPA(key): /wan/, /wɑn/ (often written as wan)
  • (Doric, South Northern, Shetland) IPA(key): /in/ (often written as een)
  • (North Northern) IPA(key): /ein/

Numeral

ane

  1. one

Related terms

  • eleiven

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ene (whence also Tocharian B eneṃ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”), the same source as a(n)- (intensifying prefix). The exact form is uncertain, but may be from *h₁n̥dó (“into, inside”). If so, cognate with Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon) (whence English endo-), Irish ann (“there”), etc.

Adverb

ane

  1. inside, within, herein

Uab Meto

Noun

ane

  1. rice

Yola

Numeral

ane

  1. Alternative form of oan

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114

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