dan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of Danish dansk or English Danish.

Symbol

dan

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Danish terms

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):

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• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

dan

1. (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)

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

See also

• corf

Etymology 3

From Japanese 段 (dan).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dan (plural dans)

1. A rank of black belt in martial arts.

   Hyponym: shodan

2. 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) and Chinese 石 (dàn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑn/, /dæn/

Noun

dan (plural dans or dan)

1. (units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
2. (units of measurement) A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.

Etymology 5

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæn/

Noun

dan (plural dans)

1. 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 […]

Etymology 6

Preposition

dan

1. Pronunciation spelling of than.
   • 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:

     It's easy. It's nothin'. It's less dan nothin'.

See also

Other terms with "dan" of unrelated etymology

• dan bau
• dan dan noodles
• dan day
• dan nguyet
• dan nhi
• dan tranh
• dan ty ba

Anagrams

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

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dan.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

dan

1. then

Conjunction

dan

1. than

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French dent.

Noun

dan

1. (anatomy) tooth

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *taŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑn]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

dan (definite accusative danı, plural danlar)

1. 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”)

Further reading

• “dan” in Obastan.com.

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dã˦]

Verb

dan

1. to count
2. to sow

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dã˨]

Verb

dan

1. to pass beyond

References

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

Biem

Noun

dan

1. 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)

Blin

Other scripts

Latin		dan
Ge'ez		ዳን (dan)

Noun

dan (plural shan)

1. brother

References

• Reinisch, L. (1987). Die Blin-Sprache. (In German), page 106

Bonggo

Noun

dan

1. water

References

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

Catalan

Verb

dan

1. third-person plural present indicative of dar

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

Conjunction

dan

1. (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

1. soft mutation of tan

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdan]
• Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese だん (dan).

Noun

dan m anim

1. (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

1. (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

1. (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

• And
• dna
• DNA
• nad

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

1. 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

1. than (in comparison)

   Ik ben ouder dan jij.

   I am older than you.

Synonyms

• als (non-standard)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dan
• Negerhollands: dan

Preposition

dan

1. but, except

   Niets dan liefde.

   Nothing but love.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 段.

Noun

dan c (plural dans, no diminutive)

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

Anagrams

• DNA

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaŋ/

Verb

dan

1. third-person plural present indicative of dèr

Fanamaket

Noun

dan

1. 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 (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

dan m (plural dans)

1. dan

Further reading

• “dan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Verb

dan

1. third-person plural present indicative of dar

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French dent (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dã/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

dan

1. tooth

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dan

1. branch (part of plant)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*daqan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dan/ [dan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: dan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay dan, probably clipping of Old Malay dangan, or Proto-Malayic *dua(ʔ)-an.

Conjunction

dan

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 段 (dan).

Noun

dan

1. (martial arts) a rank in judo, karate and kenpo