awn
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping ofCategory:Translingual clippings#AWN EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#AWN Awngi.
Symbol
awnCategory:Translingual lemmas#AWNCategory:Translingual symbols#AWNCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#AWNCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#AWNCategory:Pages with entries#AWNCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AWN
See also
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#AWNCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#AWN aw(u)ne, agune, from Old NorseCategory:English terms derived from Old Norse#AWN ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#AWN *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AWN *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)Category:Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AWN), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AWN *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔːn/Category:English 1-syllable words#AWNCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AWN
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AWNAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːnCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔːn#AWNCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔːn/1 syllable#AWN
- Homophones: en (cot–caught merger); on (Southern US, Midland US or cot–caught merger)Category:English terms with homophones#AWN
Noun
awn (plural awns)Category:English lemmas#AWNCategory:English nouns#AWNCategory:English countable nouns#AWNCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AWNCategory:Pages with entries#AWNCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AWN
- The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
- 1909, William Hutchinson, Handbook of Grasses, page 12:
- In one exotic genus, Aristida, the awn is compound, having three forks or branches; another exotic genus, Pappophorum, is remarkable in having the flowering glume armed with a dozen or more awns.Category:English terms with quotations#AWN
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Middle Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.un/, /au̯n/Category:Middle Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#AWN
Verb
awnCategory:Middle Welsh non-lemma forms#AWNCategory:Middle Welsh verb forms#AWNCategory:Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header#AWNCategory:Pages with entries#AWNCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AWN
- inflection of mynet:
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Interjection
awnCategory:Portuguese lemmas#AWNCategory:Portuguese interjections#AWNCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with W#AWNCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#AWNCategory:Pages with entries#AWNCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AWN
- (Internet slangCategory:Portuguese internet slang#AWN) aw, aww (express affection)
Scots
Determiner
awnCategory:Scots lemmas#AWNCategory:Scots determiners#AWNCategory:Scots possessive determiners#AWNCategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#AWNCategory:Pages with entries#AWNCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AWN
- (obsoleteCategory:Scots terms with obsolete senses#AWN) alternative form of ain
Welsh
Alternative forms
- elwn (first person singular subjunctive and conditional)
Pronunciation
Verb
awnCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#AWNCategory:Welsh verb forms#AWNCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#AWNCategory:Pages with entries#AWNCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AWN
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| awn | unchanged | unchanged | hawn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.