dan

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Symbol

dan

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Danish.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

dan rank

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæn/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -æn

Noun

dan

(obsolete) A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
- 1578, George Gascoigne, “A Moonshine Banquet”, in A Hundred Sundry Flowers:
  Dan Phoebus, he with many a low'ring look / Had her beheld in yore in angry wise.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  Old Dan Geoffrey, in whose gentle spright / The pure well-head of Poesy did dwell.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, dan Cupid.
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence: […], London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
  The patriarchal age, / What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.
- 1777, James Perry, The Electrical Eel; or, Gymnotus Electricus:
  He did—and in a moment press'd / The place—in Paradise the best, / As by Dan Moses said.
- 1842, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, A Dream of Fair Women:
  Dan Chaucer, the first warbler, whose sweet breath / Preluded those melodious bursts, that fill / The spacious times of great Elizabeth / With sounds that echo still.
- 1846, Terence McMahon Hughes, The Biliad:
  Dan Neptune says that "ere a twelvemonth pass, / The Senate shall to Ireland go to grass."
- 1962, A. D. Hope, The Ballad of Dan Homer:
  Oh, me' name is Dan Homer, I'm blind, as the Jews, / And I travels around with my head full av news.

Alternative forms

Dan

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

dan (plural dans)

(mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

Etymology 3

From Japanese 段 (dan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæn/, /dɑn/
Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn

Noun

dan (plural dans)

A rank of black belt in martial arts.
Hyponym: shodan
Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
Hyponym: shodan

Etymology 4

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 担 (dàn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑn/, /dæn/

Noun

dan (plural dans or dan)

(units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass.

Etymology 5

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæn/

Noun

dan (plural dans)

A dan buoy.
- 1913, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers: 1909-1982, page 165:
  Carrying away of 25 great-lines, 3 dans, buoys, &c., of steam liner 'Star of the East' […]
- 1917, United States. Office of Naval Intelligence, O.N.I. Publications, page 17:
  Dumping dans. Dan buoys laid to mark a dumping ground. They are fitted with a topmark in the shape of a St. Andrews cross formed by battens 2 feet in length. Live dan. Dan buoy for which a […]

Anagrams

-and, ADN, AND, DNA, NAD, NDA, and, and-, dna, nad

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dan.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Adverb

dan

then

Conjunction

dan

than

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French dent.

Noun

dan

(anatomy) tooth

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *taŋ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dɑn]
Audio: (file)

Noun

dan (definite accusative danı, plural danlar)

dawn
- 1924, Jafar Jabbarly, Ey dan ulduzu:
  Qaranlıq gecədə səni gözləyib,
  Durmaqdan yоruldum, ey dan ulduzu!
  Uzaq üfüqlərə göz gəzdirməkdən
  Az qala kоr оldum, ey dan ulduzu!
  I am weiry from staying awake, oh dawn star,
  As I've waited for you during dark nights!
  I nearly lost my sight, oh dawn star,
  From letting my eyes walk along distant horizons!

Declension

Declension of dan
	singular	plural
nominative	dan	danlar
definite accusative	danı	danları
dative	dana	danlara
locative	danda	danlarda
ablative	dandan	danlardan
definite genitive	danın	danların

Possessive forms of dan
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danım	danlarım
sənin (“your”)	danın	danların
onun (“his/her/its”)	danı	danları
bizim (“our”)	danımız	danlarımız
sizin (“your”)	danınız	danlarınız
onların (“their”)	danı or danları	danları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımı	danlarımı
sənin (“your”)	danını	danlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	danını	danlarını
bizim (“our”)	danımızı	danlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	danınızı	danlarınızı
onların (“their”)	danını or danlarını	danlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danıma	danlarıma
sənin (“your”)	danına	danlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	danına	danlarına
bizim (“our”)	danımıza	danlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	danınıza	danlarınıza
onların (“their”)	danına or danlarına	danlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımda	danlarımda
sənin (“your”)	danında	danlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	danında	danlarında
bizim (“our”)	danımızda	danlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	danınızda	danlarınızda
onların (“their”)	danında or danlarında	danlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımdan	danlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	danından	danlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	danından	danlarından
bizim (“our”)	danımızdan	danlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	danınızdan	danlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	danından or danlarından	danlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımın	danlarımın
sənin (“your”)	danının	danlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	danının	danlarının
bizim (“our”)	danımızın	danlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	danınızın	danlarınızın
onların (“their”)	danının or danlarının	danlarının

Related terms

danna (“tomorrow”)

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dã˦]

Verb

dan

to count
to sow

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dã˨]

Verb

dan

to pass beyond

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Biem

Noun

dan

water

References

Heinrich Aufenanger, The great inheritance in Northeast New Guinea: a collection of anthropological data (1975)
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Bonggo

Noun

dan

water

References

Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 128

Catalan

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dan, from Old High German dan, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then, at that time”). Cognate with German dann, English than. Doublet of dénne.

Conjunction

dan

(Sette Comuni) than
Synonyms: bèdar, ken, kédar

Ich limme libor diiza dan dòi. ― I'd rather take this than that.

Dis is pessor dan des. ― This is better than that.

References

“dan” 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

Cornish

Noun

dan

Soft mutation of tan.

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdan]
Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese だん (dan).

Noun

dan m anim

(martial arts) dan, master and teacher of judo, karate or other Japanese martial arts

Declension

Declension of dan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dani, danové
genitive	dana	danů
dative	danovi, danu	danům
accusative	dana	dany
vocative	dane	dani, danové
locative	danovi, danu	danech
instrumental	danem	dany

Noun

dan m inan

(martial arts) dan, master degree in judo and karate

Declension

Declension of dan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dany
genitive	danu	danů
dative	danu	danům
accusative	dan	dany
vocative	dane	dany
locative	danu	danech
instrumental	danem	dany

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Dania (“Denmark”).

Noun

dan m inan

(geology) Danian, stage of Paleogene

Declension

Declension of dan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dany
genitive	danu	danů
dative	danu	danům
accusative	dan	dany
vocative	dane	dany
locative	danu	danech
instrumental	danem	dany

Anagrams

Dongxiang

Etymology

Compare Bonan dam, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *dām. Compare Turkish dam (“roof”), Uyghur تام (tam, “wall”), Salar tam, tām (“wall”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑŋ/

Noun

dan

wall

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑn/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: dan
Rhymes: -ɑn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dan, from Old Dutch than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan.

Adverb

dan

then, at that time (in the future)
Morgen wordt het beter weer, maar dan moet ik weer naar mijn werk.
Tomorrow the weather will be better, but then I must go to work again.
then, after that
Eerst moet je je tanden poetsen, dan mag je naar bed.
First you need to brush your teeth, then you may go to bed.
then, in that case
Als het niet had geregend of gesneeuwd had, dan moet de auto toch veilig zijn.
If it had not rained or snowed, then the car must still be safe.

Usage notes

The adverb dan is often used in Dutch after an imperative with a preceding conditional clause:

Als u de tijd hebt, bezoekt u dan in ieder geval de haven.
If you have the time, then be sure to visit the harbour.

Synonyms

(in the past) toen

Related terms

nochtans

Descendants

Afrikaans: dan
Berbice Creole Dutch: dana
Negerhollands: dan
Petjo: dan
Skepi Creole Dutch: than
→ Sranan Tongo: dan
- → Kari'na: dan

Conjunction

dan

than (in comparison)
Ik ben ouder dan jij.
I am older than you.

Synonyms

als (non-standard)

Descendants

Afrikaans: dan
Negerhollands: dan

Preposition

dan

but, except
Niets dan liefde.
Nothing but love.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 段.

Noun

dan c (plural dans)

unit of grading proficiency of black belt or greater than black-belt in Japanese martial arts

Anagrams

DNA

Fanamaket

Noun

dan

water

References

Frantisek Lichtenberk, Sequentiality-Futurity Links, Oceanic Linguistics 53:1 (2014), pages 61-91

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 段 (dan), from Chinese 段 (duàn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Audio: (file)

Noun

dan m (plural dans)

dan

Galician

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dar

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French dent (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dã/

Noun

dan

tooth

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan (“branch, bough”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dan

branch (part of plant)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Rhymes: -an, -n
Hyphenation: dan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay dan,

probably derived from dengan.
Inherited from Malay dan, from Proto-Malayic dua+an.

Conjunction

dan

and (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 段 (dan).

Noun

dan

Rank in judo, karate and kenpo.

Japanese

Romanization

dan

Rōmaji transcription of だん

Jassic

Etymology

From Alanic *dan, from Proto-Scythian *dān, Proto-Iranian *dáHnu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu. Cognate with Ossetian дон (don), Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬎 (dānu, “river”), Sanskrit दानु (dānu, “drop, dew”).

Noun

dan

water

Kis

Noun

dan

water

References

Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Ladin

Preposition

dan

in front of, before

Lavatbura-Lamusong

Noun

dan

water

Usage notes

Takes various 'article' prefixes, such as la-dan (in the Madak dialect) and e-dan (in other Lamusong dialects).

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Rhymes: -dan, -an

Conjunction

dan (Jawi spelling دان)

and (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)

Descendants

Indonesian: dan

Maltese

Alternative forms

dana, da

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā, “this, that”). The paragogic -n probably spread from the plural, where it originated by analogy with hawn (“here”) and/or with the plural ending -in (compare Algerian Arabic هادون (hādūn) alongside هادو (hādū)). Some earlier scholars instead suspected a connection with Aramaic דנה (dənā, “this, that”), but this was based on the widely obsolete theory of a Punic substratum in Maltese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daːn/

Determiner

dan (feminine din, plural dawn)

this

Usage notes

May contract with the following article: dan ir-raġel → dar-raġel (“this man”). The full form is commoner, however, except in expressions like dax-xahar (“this month”).
The feminine singular contracts to di-, the plural to da- like the masculine: dil-ġimgħa (“this week”), das-snin (“these years”).

Coordinate terms

dak
hedan, hedak

Mandarin

Romanization

dan

Nonstandard spelling of dān.
Nonstandard spelling of dǎn.
Nonstandard spelling of dàn.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French dans.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑ̃/

Preposition

dan

in
within

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan.

Adverb

dan

then, after that
then, in that case
thus, therefore

Descendants

Dutch: dan

Conjunction

dan

than (in comparisons)
other than (with negation)

Descendants

Dutch: dan

Etymology 2

Contraction

dan

Contraction of dat ne.

Middle English

Alternative forms

dane, danz, daun, daunz, dawn
(preceding labials) dam, dame, damp

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dau̯n/, /dan/

Noun

dan (uncountable)

A respectful term of address for a (male) scholar, noble, or cleric.
(literary, rare) A respectful term of address for a classical deity.
(rare) A male noble or member of the clergy.

Descendants

English: dan, Dan (obsolete)

References

“daun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thīn.

Determiner

dan (feminine and neuter din, plural din) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

your, thy (second-person singular possessive determiner)

Pronoun

dan (feminine and neuter din, plural (Föhr-Amrum) dinen or (Mooring) din) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

yours, thine (second-person singular possessive pronoun)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, imperfective form of the root *deh₃-.

Verb

dan

to give, to grant, to provide with

Conjugation

conjugation of dan

indicative active (positive)
infinitive						dan
gerund						{{{ger}}}
present	1s	ez didim	1p	em didin	past	1s	min [[{{{1s-past}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-past}}}]]
	2s	tu didî	2p	hûn didin		2s	te [[{{{2s-past}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-past}}}]]
	3s	ew dide	3p	ew didin		3s	wê/wî [[{{{3s-past}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-past}}}]]

future	1s	ez ê bidim	1p	em ê bidin	future perfect	1s	ez ê dabim	1p	em ê dabin
	2s	tu yê bidî	2p	hûn ê bidin		2s	tu yê dabî	2p	hûn ê dabin
	3s	ew ê bide	3p	ew ê bidin		3s	ew ê dabe	3p	ew ê dabin

present perfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-perf}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-perf}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-plup}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-plup}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{2s-perf}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-perf}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{2s-plup}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-plup}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{3s-perf}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-perf}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{3s-plup}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-plup}}}]]

imperative	2s	(tu) de	2p	(hûn) din
indicative active (negative)
present	1s	ez nadim	1p	em nadin	past	1s	min [[{{{1s-past-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-past-neg}}}]]
	2s	tu nadî	2p	hûn nadin		2s	te [[{{{2s-past-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-past-neg}}}]]
	3s	ew nade	3p	ew nadin		3s	wê/wî [[{{{3s-past-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-past-neg}}}]]

future	1s	ez ê nedim	1p	emê nedin	future perfect	1s	ez ê nedabim	1p	emê nedabin
	2s	tu yê nedî	2p	hûnê nedin		2s	tu yê nedabî	2p	hûn ê nedabin
	3s	ew ê nede	3p	ew ê nedin		3s	ew ê nedabe	3p	ew ê nedabin

present perfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-perf-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-perf-neg}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-plup-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-plup-neg}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{2s-perf-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-perf-neg}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{2s-plup-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-plup-neg}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{3s-perf-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-perf-neg}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{3s-plup-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-plup-neg}}}]]

imperative	2s	(tu) nede	2p	(hûn) nedin
subjunctive active
present	1s	ez [[{{{1s-pres-subj}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-pres-subj}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-plup-subj}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-plup-subj}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-pres-subj}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-pres-subj}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{2s-plup-subj}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-plup-subj}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-pres-subj}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-pres-subj}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{3s-plup-subj}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-plup-subj}}}]]

present perfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-perf-subj}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-perf-subj}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{2s-perf-subj}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-perf-subj}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{3s-perf-subj}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-perf-subj}}}]]
conditional active
conditional I	1s	min ê [[{{{1s-cond1}}}]]	1p	me yê [[{{{1p-cond1}}}]]	conditional II	1s	min ê [[{{{1s-cond2}}}]]	1p	me yê [[{{{1p-cond2}}}]]
	2s	te yê [[{{{2s-cond1}}}]]	2p	we yê [[{{{2p-cond1}}}]]		2s	te yê [[{{{2s-cond2}}}]]	2p	we yê [[{{{2p-cond2}}}]]
	3s	wî/wê yê [[{{{3s-cond1}}}]]	3p	wan ê [[{{{3p-cond1}}}]]		3s	wî/wê yê [[{{{3s-cond2}}}]]	3p	wan ê [[{{{3p-cond2}}}]]
infinitive		hatin dan
indicative passive
present	1s	ez [[{{{1s-pres-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-pres-pas}}}]]	past	1s	ez [[{{{1s-past-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-past-pas}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-pres-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-pres-pas}}}]]		2s	tu [[{{{2s-past-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn[[{{{2p-past-pas}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-pres-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-pres-pas}}}]]		3s	ew [[{{{3s-past-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-past-pas}}}]]

future	1s	ez ê [[{{{1s-fut-pas}}}]]	1p	em ê [[{{{1p-fut-pas}}}]]	future perfect	1s	ez ê [[{{{1s-fut-prf-pas}}}]]	1p	em ê [[{{{1p-fut-prf-pas}}}]]
	2s	tu yê [[{{{2s-fut-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn ê [[{{{2p-fut-pas}}}]]		2s	tu yê [[{{{2s-fut-prf-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn ê [[{{{2p-fut-prf-pas}}}]]
	3s	ew ê [[{{{3s-fut-pas}}}]]	3p	ew ê [[{{{3p-fut-pas}}}]]		3s	ew ê [[{{{3s-fut-prf-pas}}}]]	3p	ew ê [[{{{3p-fut-prf-pas}}}]]

present perfect	1s	ez [[{{{1s-perf-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{2p-perf-pas}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	ez [[{{{1s-plup-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-plup-pas}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-perf-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-perf-pas}}}]]		2s	tu [[{{{2s-plup-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-plup-pas}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-perf-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-perf-pas}}}]]		3s	ew [[{{{3s-plup-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-plup-pas}}}]]

Derived terms

Northern Sami

Determiner

dan

accusative/genitive singular of dat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse danr, from Proto-Germanic *danaz.

Alternative forms

dane

Noun

dan m (definite singular danen, indefinite plural daner or danar, definite plural danene or danane)

Dane (only used in names)

Related terms

Danmark (“Denmark”)
dansk (“Danish”)

Male given names:

Female given names:

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German dān, past participle of dôn (“to do”). Akin to English done.

Adjective

dan (neuter dant, definite singular and plural dane, comparative danare, indefinite superlative danast, definite superlative danaste)

eager
lustful
moved, impressed, especially by fear

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 77
“dan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“dan” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Plautdietsch

Adverb

dan

then (sequential), after that

Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьnь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdan/

Noun

dan m ?

day

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan. Cognates include West Frisian dan and German dann.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Hyphenation: dan
Rhymes: -an

Adverb

dan

then (in that case)

Conjunction

dan

for, since
- 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, →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:21:
  Ju skäl n Súun bere; him skääst du dän Nome Jesus reke; dan hie skäl sien Foulk fon sien Sänden ferleze.
  She will bear a son; you will give him the name Jesus; for he will free his people from their sins.

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

Wikipedia ^sh

Alternative forms

den (Kajkavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnь (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dâːn/
Rhymes: -âːn

Noun

dȃn m (Cyrillic spelling да̑н)

day

Declension

Declension of dan

	singular	plural
nominative	dȃn	dȃni
genitive	dȃna	dánā
dative	dȃnu	dȃnima
accusative	dȃn	dȃne
vocative	dȃne	dȃni
locative	dȃnu	dȃnima
instrumental	dȃnom	dȃnima

Derived terms

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian dan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dâːn/

Noun

dan m

day
- 2010, Rino John Gliosca, Bonifacio en Amérique:
  E na dan, je čija baliže, e je vaza put za sa vrni doma.
  And one day he packed his suitcases and left to return home.

Declension

declension of dan (inan series-1b masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dana
genitive	dana	dan, dani
dative	danu	danami, dani
accusative	dan	dana
locative	danu	dana
instrumental	danom, danam	danami, dani

References

Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *dьnь (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dáːn/

Noun

dȃn m inan

day
Antonym: nọ̑č

Inflection

Declension of dan (masculine inanimate, irregular)
nom. sing.	dan
gen. sing.	dneva, dne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dan	dneva	dnevi
accusative	dan	dneva	dneve, dni
genitive	dneva, dne	dnevov, dni	dnevov, dni
dative	dnevu	dnevoma, dnema	dnevom, dnem
locative	dnevu	dnevih, dneh	dnevih, dneh
instrumental	dnevom, dnem	dnevoma, dnema	dnevi

Derived terms

(days of the week) dnévi v tédnu; ponedéljek, tôrek, sréda, četŕtek, pétek, sobóta, nedélja ^{(Category: sl:Days of the week)}
dọ́ber dȃn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dàːn/

Participle

dán

past passive participle of dáti

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	dán	dána	dáno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dán ^ind dáni ^def	dána	dáno
genitive	dánega	dáne	dánega
dative	dánemu	dáni	dánemu
accusative	nominative^inan or genitive^anim	dáno	dáno
locative	dánem	dáni	dánem
instrumental	dánim	dáno	dánim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dána	dáni	dáni
genitive	dánih	dánih	dánih
dative	dánima	dánima	dánima
accusative	dána	dáni	dáni
locative	dánih	dánih	dánih
instrumental	dánima	dánima	dánima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáni	dáne	dána
genitive	dánih	dánih	dánih
dative	dánim	dánim	dánim
accusative	dáne	dáne	dána
locative	dánih	dánih	dánih
instrumental	dánimi	dánimi	dánimi

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdan/ [ˈd̪ãn]
Audio (Latin America): (file)
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: dan

Etymology 1

Noun

dan m (plural danes)

(martial arts) dan

Etymology 2

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dar

Sursurunga

Noun

dan

water

References

Malcolm Ross, Andrew Pawley, Meredith Osmond (editors), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: The physical environment, Pacific Linguistics, 545-2. Australian National University, Canberra, 2003, page 59

Swedish

Alternative forms

da'n

Etymology 1

Clipping of dagen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑːn/

Noun

dan

(colloquial) Contraction of dagen., definite singular of dag

Derived terms

grabben hela dan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Noun

dan c

(historical) Dane (inhabitant of ancient Denmark)

Usage notes

Typically plural.

Declension

Declension of dan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dan	dans
singular	definite	danen	danens
plural	indefinite	daner	daners
plural	definite	danerna	danernas

Etymology 3

The perfect participle of Middle Low German don, in other words: "done".

Adjective

dan (not comparable)

(colloquial) constituted in a certain manner
Han är märklig och dan
He is strange and stuff (idiomatically, where it is close to a filler)

Declension

Inflection of dan
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	dan	—	—
Neuter singular	dant	—	—
Plural	dana	—	—
Masculine plural³	dane	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	dane	—	—
All	dana	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

Related terms

dana
don

References

Anagrams

-nad, and

Tarpia

Noun

dan

water

References

Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 128

Volapük

Noun

dan (uncountable dans)

thanks

Declension

declension of dan

	singular
nominative	dan
genitive	dana
dative	dane
accusative	dani
vocative ¹	o dan!
predicative ²	danu

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Warembori

Noun

dan

water

References

Mark Donohue, Warembori, Lincom Europa, 1999

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Soft mutation of tan (“under”). From Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *tanai, dative of *tanā, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néh₂.

Preposition

dan (triggers soft mutation on a following noun)

under
Synonym: islaw
(literary) Soft mutation of tan (“under”).
Synonym: islaw

Usage notes

In literary Welsh, tan can mean both "under" and "until". In Welsh usage today, however, dan (originally the soft mutation of tan) has become a preposition in its own right with the meaning "under" whereas tan means "until", retaining the meaning "under" in certain expressions, compound words and place names. Modern dan or tan are not usually mutated. o dan is an alternative to dan.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)

	Singular	Plural
First person	danof	danom
Second person	danot	danoch
Third person	dano m dani f	danynt

Personal forms (colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	dano i/fi, dana i	danon ni
Second person	danot ti, danat ti	danoch chi
Third person	dano fe/fo m dani hi f	danyn nhw

Alternative forms

o dan

Derived terms

dan adain (“under the wing of, under the protection of”)
dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
dan bwysau (“under pressure”)
dan din (“underhanded, deceitfully”)
dan do (“indoors”)
dan ddylanwad (“under influence”)
dan glo (“under lock and key”)
dan haul (“under the sun”)
dan nawdd (“under the auspices of”)
dan oed (“underage”)
dan ofal (“under the care of”)
dan sang (“crowded, packed”)
dan warant (“under guarantee”)
dan y don (“under the sea”)
dan y gyfraith (“under the law”)
dan y rhod (“under the sun”)
dan ystyriaeth (“under consideration”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tan	dan	nhan	than
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Verb

dan

(North Wales) first-person plural present colloquial of bod

Synonyms

ydym, ŷm (literary)
ŷn (South Wales)

Mutation

Dan does not mutate.

Western Maninkakan

Noun

dan

border

Wogeo

Noun

dan

(fresh) water

References

Mats Exter, Phonetik und Phonologie des Wogeo (2003), Arbeitspapier, Neue Folge 46, Colonha, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Köln, page 65
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

dẹn (Òǹkò)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dã̄/

Verb

dan

(transitive) to counteract or neutralize someone's charm or spell
àwọn ológùn-ún dan araa wọn ― The men with ritual powers neutralized each other's spells

Derived terms

ìdan
ẹ̀dan (“neutralizing charm”)
adan

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

dẹ́n (Òǹkò)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dã́/

Verb

dán

(intransitive, copulative, stative, descriptive) to shine, to be smooth
àwọ̀ ọ́ dán ― The skin is shining
(transitive) to polish or shine something
(transitive) to boast
Synonyms: dánnu, janu
(transitive) to scrape or smoothen something; to shave
Synonym: fá

ó dán orí rẹ̀ ― He shaved his head

Usage notes

Sense 3 is primarily used in the form dánnu

Derived terms

adán
dánnu
dánrí-dánrí (“one who shaves his head bald”)
dídán (“polished/shining”)
àdúmáadán (“someone dark-skinned and shining”)
ìdán

		personal				possessive
		subject case		object case		masculine referent	feminine / neuter referent	plural referent
		full	reduced	full	reduced	masculine referent	feminine / neuter referent	attributive	independent
singular	1st	ik	'k	mi		man	min		minen
	2nd	dü	–	di		dan	din		dinen
	3rd m.	hi	'r	ham	'n	san	sin		sinen
	3rd f. / n.	hat	at, 't	ham	at, 't	san	sin		sinen
plural	1st	wi	'f	üs		üüs			üüsen
	1st	wi	'f	üs		üsens
	2nd	jam	'm	jam		jau			jauen
	2nd	jam	'm	jam		jamens
	3rd	jo	's	jo	's	hör			hören
	3rd	jo	's	jo	's	hörens
notes		The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts. At is not enclitic; it can stand in any unstressed position and refers mostly to things. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur. Dual forms wat / onk and jat / jonk are obsolete, as is feminine jü / hör. Independent possessives are distinguished from attributive ones only with plural referents. The forms üsens, jamens, hörens are used optionally (and decreasingly) when the possessor is a larger community, such as a village, city or nation.

		personal				possessive
		subject case		object case		singular referent	plural referent
		full	reduced	full	reduced	singular referent	attributive	independent
singular	1st	ik	'k	mi		min		minen
	2nd	dü	–	di		din		dinen
	3rd m.	hi	'r	höm	'n	sin		sinen
	3rd f.	jü	's	höör	's	höör		höören
	3rd n.	hat	et, 't	höm	et, 't	sin		sinen
dual	1st	wat		unk				unken
	2nd	at		junk				junken
	3rd	jat		jam	's	jaar		jaaren
plural	1st	wü		üüs				üüsen
	2nd	i		juu				juuen
	3rd	ja	's	jam	's	jaar		jaaren
notes		The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts. Et is not enclitic and can stand in any unstressed position; the full subject form hat is now rarely used. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur. The dual forms are dated, but not obsolete as in other dialects. Independent possessives are distinguished from attributive ones only with plural referents.

		personal				possessive
		subject case		object case		masculine referent	feminine / neuter / plural referent
		full	reduced	full	reduced	masculine referent	feminine / neuter / plural referent
singular	1st	ik	'k	me		man	min
	2nd	dü	–	de		dan	din
	3rd m.	hi	'r	ham	'n	san	sin
	3rd f.	jü	's	har	's	harn	har
	3rd n.	hat	et, 't	ham	et, 't	san	sin
plural	1st	we		üs		üüsen	üüs
	2nd	jam	'm	jam		jarnge
	3rd	ja	's	ja, jam	's	jare
notes		The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts. Et is not enclitic and can stand in any unstressed position; the full subject form hat is now rarely used. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur. Dual forms wat / unk and jat / junk are obsolete. Attributive and independent possessives are not distinguished in Mooring.

dan

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

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Etymology 5

Pronunciation

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Afrikaans

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Antillean Creole

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Azerbaijani

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Dongxiang

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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