"σαν" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [Greek]

IPA: /ˈsan/, /san/ Forms: san [romanization]
Etymology: From Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὡσάν (hōsán), merged form of ὡς (hōs, “like as, just as”) + ἄν (án, particle expressing potentiality). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|ὡσάν}} Ancient Greek ὡσάν (hōsán), {{com|grc|ὡς|ἄν|nocat=1|pos2=particle expressing potentiality|t1=like as, just as}} ὡς (hōs, “like as, just as”) + ἄν (án, particle expressing potentiality) Head templates: {{head|el|preposition|head=|sort=}} σαν • (san), {{el-prep}} σαν • (san)
  1. like, as, as if Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-σαν-el-prep-rYIaU2~9 Categories (other): Greek prepositions Disambiguation of Greek prepositions: 46 54
  2. because, as, when Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-σαν-el-prep-HroXCbMF Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek prepositions Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Greek prepositions: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: σα used optionally without the ending ⟨ν⟩ before consonants ⟨ β δ θ φ χ λ ρ σ ζ γ μ ν ⟩ but not before ⟨γκ (sa), μπ, ντ⟩, ωσάν (osán) [dated]

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