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English

Pronunciation

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Noun

alan (plural alans)

  1. Alternative form of alaunt.

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Participle

alan

  1. subject non-past participle of almaq

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

alan m inan

  1. alane, aluminium hydride (AlH3)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

Finnish

Noun

alan

  1. genitive singular of ala

Verb

alan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alkaa

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

alan

  1. romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽

Hiligaynon

Adjective

álan

  1. rancid

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Noun

alan f (Arabic spelling ئالان)

  1. alternative form of olan

Declension

More information definite feminine gender, case ...

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “alan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5
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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (to nourish, grow), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (to grow).

Pronunciation

Verb

alan

  1. to nourish
  2. to grow, produce
  3. to appear

Conjugation

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Sumerian

Romanization

alan

  1. romanization of 𒀩 (alan)

Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ (alañ, glade, plain ground), from Proto-Common Turkic *alaŋ.

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

  1. area, square as for place.
    Tarlanın alanı 150.000 hektarla en büyüktü.
    The area of the field was with 150.000 hectares the largest.
  2. field, domain, area
    bilim alanı
    scientific field
Declension
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آلان (alan), equivalent to almak (to take, to receive) + -an.

Adjective

alan

  1. (present participle of almak) recipient, susceptive
    Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti. (proverb)
    The one who is the recipient of the horse has already passed Üsküdar. (It is too late to do anything; you have missed the train.)

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

  1. The person who takes something.
    Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti. (proverb)
    The person who took the horse has passed Üsküdar. (Too late to do anything about it, as the chance has been missed.)

Anagrams

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

alan m (plural alannon)

  1. butterbur (Petasites spp.)
  2. asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
    Synonyms: asarabaca, carn-yr-ebol y gerddi
  3. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
    Synonym: carn yr ebol

Derived terms

Petasites
  • alan bach (white butterbur, Petasites albus)
  • alan bychan (coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara)
  • alan mawr (butterbur (plant), Petasites hybridus)
  • alan pêr, alan mis bach (winter heliotrope, Petasites pyrenaicus)
  • yr alan mwyaf, alan gawr (giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus)
Other
  • gwyfyn yr alan (butterbur (moth), Hydraecia petasitis)
  • marchalan (elecampane)

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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