jaan
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Estonian
Etymology 1
From Jaan (“John”). June 24th, the day of the celebration, was designated as a feast day for St. John the Baptist by the Christian church.
Noun
jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)
- Midsummer Day
- Synonym: jaanipäev
Inflection
| Declension of jaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jaan | jaanid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | jaani | ||
| genitive | jaanide | ||
| partitive | jaani | jaane jaanisid | |
| illative | jaani jaanisse |
jaanidesse jaanesse | |
| inessive | jaanis | jaanides jaanes | |
| elative | jaanist | jaanidest jaanest | |
| allative | jaanile | jaanidele jaanele | |
| adessive | jaanil | jaanidel jaanel | |
| ablative | jaanilt | jaanidelt jaanelt | |
| translative | jaaniks | jaanideks jaaneks | |
| terminative | jaanini | jaanideni | |
| essive | jaanina | jaanidena | |
| abessive | jaanita | jaanideta | |
| comitative | jaaniga | jaanidega | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: Jaani
Etymology 2
Noun
jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)
- Abbreviation of jaanuar: Jan.
Inflection
| Declension of jaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jaan | jaanid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | jaani | ||
| genitive | jaanide | ||
| partitive | jaani | jaane jaanisid | |
| illative | jaani jaanisse |
jaanidesse jaanesse | |
| inessive | jaanis | jaanides jaanes | |
| elative | jaanist | jaanidest jaanest | |
| allative | jaanile | jaanidele jaanele | |
| adessive | jaanil | jaanidel jaanel | |
| ablative | jaanilt | jaanidelt jaanelt | |
| translative | jaaniks | jaanideks jaaneks | |
| terminative | jaanini | jaanideni | |
| essive | jaanina | jaanidena | |
| abessive | jaanita | jaanideta | |
| comitative | jaaniga | jaanidega | |
Further reading
Finnish
Verb
jaan
Anagrams
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian ān, ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz.
Numeral
jaan
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian jeva, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaːn/
- (Schiermonnikoog, Terschelling) IPA(key): [jaːn]
- (Hindeloopen) IPA(key): [jɔˑə̯n]
- Rhymes: -aːn
- Hyphenation: jaan
Verb
jaan
- (transitive) to give, to hand, to pass
- (transitive, in card games) to distribute
- (transitive) to bestow, to gift (without seeking retaliation)
- (transitive) to deliver, to provide
- Synonyms: ferskaffe, leverje, skaffe
- (transitive) to bring forth, to bear fruits
- Synonyms: fruchtdrage, fuortbringe, opleverje
- (transitive) to exchange
- (transitive) to help (to provide a solution)
- (reflexive) to go, to move
Inflection
| Irregular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jaan | |||
| 3rd singular past | joech | |||
| past participle | jûn | |||
| infinitive | jaan | |||
| long infinitive | jaan | |||
| gerund | jaan n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | jou | joech | ||
| 2nd singular | joust | joechst | ||
| clitic form | jousto | joechsto | ||
| 3rd singular | jout | joech | ||
| plural | jouwe | joegen | ||
| imperative | jou | |||
| participles | jaand, jaande | jûn | ||
References
Wolof
Noun
jaan
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