a-Nとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 -an, regularly -ain, -ein, -en, from Old French -ain, -ein, or before i, -en (modern French -ain, -en, feminine -aine, -enne), from Latin -ānus (feminine -āna), which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun, being -nus [cognate with Ancient Greek -νος (-nos)] preceded by a vowel, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós. Cognate with English -en. Compare with -in, -ine.

接尾辞

-an (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -an, superlative most -an)
-an (noun-forming suffix, plural -ans)

1. Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)

   Synonyms: -al, -ar, -ese, -esque, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ous, -y

   ‎Rome + ‎-an → ‎Roman

2. Appended to nouns to form an agent noun. (When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are -an, females -(i)enne.)

   ‎comedy + ‎-an → ‎comedian

   ‎history + ‎-an → ‎historian

派生語

アナグラム

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

語源 1

From Proto-Germanic *-aną and Proto-Germanic *-janą.

接尾辞

-an

1. (verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of most strong, class 1 weak, and preterite-present verbs (exceptions are verbs like flēon (“to flee”))

   singan ― to sing

   niman ― to take

使用する際の注意点

• Verbs formed with this suffix from nominal suffixes that included back vowels underwent i-umlaut. Thus, dōm + -an is not *dōman, but dēman, and fōda + -an is not *fōdan, but fēdan.

Conjugation

派生した語

• Middle English: -en, -e, -yn (especially Norfolk), -n (after vowels)
  • English: -en (obsolete)
  • → Middle Scots: -en, -in (literary, under Chaucerian influence)

語源 2

From Proto-West Germanic *-anā, from Proto-Germanic *-anē.

別の表記

• -ane

接尾辞

-an

1. Forms adverbs with ablative direction.

   ēastan ― from the east

   westan ― from the west

語源 3

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-an, from a conflation of several Proto-Germanic n-stem suffixes: *-anų (accusative singular), *-aniz (genitive singular, nominative/vocative plural) and *-anunz (accusative plural).

Supplanted Proto-West Germanic *-ōn during the prehistory of 古期英語 except for in relic forms such as ēastron and foldu.

接尾辞

-an

1. Forms the accusative, genitive, and dative singular and nominative and accusative plural of n-stem nouns

   beran ― bear, bear's, bears

派生した語

• Middle English: -en
  • English: -en (mostly unproductive)
  • Middle Scots: -n, -en, -in (unproductive, in e.g. ene and owsyn)
    • Scots: -n, -en (unproductive, in e.g. een and ousen)

語形変化

Weak:

語源 4

接尾辞

-an

1. alternative form of -on (strong plural past indicative suffix)

語源 5

接尾辞

-an

1. Forms the following inflections of weak adjectives:
   1. Masculine and feminine accusative, genitive, dative, and instrumental singular
   2. Neuter genitive, dative, and instrumental singular
   3. Masculine, feminine, and neuter nominative and accusative plural

語源 6

接尾辞

-an

1. (Late Old English) alternative form of -um

使用する際の注意点

• This form appears in late texts either due to reduction of the original -um ending, influence from the n-stem oblique singular and nominative/accusative plural -an, or most likely, a combination of both.

固有名詞

AN

1. Abbreviation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

名詞

AN (uncountable)

1. (military, US) A set of sizes for screw threads agreed upon and jointly used by the United States Army and Navy.

アナグラム

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

アナグラム

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

接続詞

an'

1. (Mid-Ulster, others) Contraction of and.

   She'll be ridin' an' comin' up soon.

   The smart girl an' the silly boy.

派生語

アナグラム

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

別の表記

• on-, a-

接頭辞

an-

1. Alternative form of on-.

   ancome, aneal, anent

語源 2

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-). Doublet of un- and in- .

接頭辞

an-

1. not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h".
2. Without, lacking.

   anoxia (without oxygen), anandrous (without male parts)

同意語

• (not): a-, dys-, i-/il-/im-/in-/ir-, mal-, non-, un-
• (without): ex-, -less, -free

派生語

関連する語

• a-

参考

• anti-
• in-
• non-
• un-

アナグラム

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

語源

From Proto-West Germanic *aina-, from Proto-Germanic *aina- (“one, uni-”), equivalent to 古期英語 ān (“one”).

発音

• IPA: /ɑːn/

接頭辞

ān-

1. one; mono-, uni-

   ān- + -hende (“handed”) → ānhende (“one-handed”)

   ān- + horn (“horn”) → ānhorn (“unicorn”)

   ān- + -īeġe (“-eyed”) → ānīeġe (“one-eyed”)

   ān- + -mōd (“-minded”) → ānmōd (“unanimous”)

   ān- + -nes (“-ness”) → ānnes (“unity”)

   ān- + wīġ (“battle”) → ānwīġ (“duel”)

   ān- + -wille (“-willed”) → ānwille (“stubborn”)

   ān- + -wintre (“years old”) → ānwintre (“one year old”)

2. lone, alone

   ān- + *genġa (“walker”) → āngenġa (“loner”)

   ān- + *setla (“settler”) → ānsetla (“hermit”)

関連する語

• nān-