"aan" meaning in Dutch

See aan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /aːn/ Audio: Nl-aan.ogg
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|āne}} Middle Dutch āne, {{inh|nl|odt|ana}} Old Dutch ana, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{nl-adj|pred|-}} aan (used only predicatively, not comparable)
  1. on (functional, operational) Tags: not-comparable, predicative
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adj-e2vwW0jM
  2. (slang, said of parties) amazing, lit Tags: not-comparable, predicative, slang Synonyms: gaande, loesoe
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adj-8d-zSB-1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: an [pronunciation-spelling, unstressed]

Adverb

IPA: /aːn/ Audio: Nl-aan.ogg
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|āne}} Middle Dutch āne, {{inh|nl|odt|ana}} Old Dutch ana, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{nl-adv}} aan
  1. on, (of a device) being operative
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adv-nVZmFEHD
  2. on, (of clothing) being worn
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adv-Dfq0fiUf
  3. in compounds with verbs:
    Denoting growth or restoration.
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adv-Lq4HaNjA
  4. in compounds with verbs:
    Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity.
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adv-xYL~Rwfo
  5. in compounds with verbs:
    Denoting the beginning of an action or process.
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-adv-RTlvuct9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: an [pronunciation-spelling, unstressed] Related terms: aan het

Preposition

IPA: /aːn/ Audio: Nl-aan.ogg
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|āne}} Middle Dutch āne, {{inh|nl|odt|ana}} Old Dutch ana, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{head|nl|preposition}} aan Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], aan [prepositional], aan [adverb, postpositional], eraan [error-unrecognized-form], hieraan [error-unrecognized-form], daaraan [error-unrecognized-form], waaraan [error-unrecognized-form], ergens aan [error-unrecognized-form], nergens aan [error-unrecognized-form], overal aan [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. on (positioned at the outer surface of; attached to)
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-KMxwFwG6
  2. at, on (near; adjacent to; alongside; just off)
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-wk77-HXm Categories (other): Dutch terms with collocations
  3. to, indicates the target or recipient of an action
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-xPGjV5Qp
  4. from, of, because of, as a result of
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-ST3fKBJz
  5. about (concerning)
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-RlY~ijUw
  6. up to, indicates responsibility
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-SnfTL9~7 Categories (other): Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 0 4 1 2 4 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 11 8 8 6 9
  7. at (having reached)
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-8cX4JPHI
  8. (with a definite noun) using, abusing, currently occupied with
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-154eGc1x
  9. (dated, proscribed, Limburg) at, for, denotes a price Tags: Limburg, dated, proscribed Synonyms: voor, tegen
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-pyUr1lQA
  10. (obsolete) in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces Tags: obsolete Synonyms: in
    Sense id: en-aan-nl-prep-T0WnTyhY Categories (other): Dutch terms with collocations, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 0 1 8 11 8 4 6 7 1 1 12 7 10 6 17 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 0 4 1 2 4 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 11 8 8 6 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: an [pronunciation-spelling, unstressed]

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanbreken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aandacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aandeel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan de drank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan de gang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan den lijve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan de slag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan het"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan het kortste eind trekken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aankijken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanleveren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aannemen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanmoedigen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanraken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanscherpen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanslag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aansluiten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanspreken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aantasten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aantrekken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanvechten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanvoeren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanvullen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanwijzen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aanzien"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "af en aan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zoetjes aan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "aan"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: aan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: aan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "ân"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: ân",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: ân"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "aan",
            "3": "an"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: aan, an",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: aan, an"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "an"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: an",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: an"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "āne"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch āne",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "ana"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch ana",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ana"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ana",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ana"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ana",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-pronadv-table",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverb",
        "postpositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eraan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hieraan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daaraan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waaraan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ergens aan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nergens aan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overal aan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "aan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "aan"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The painting is on the wall.",
          "text": "Het schilderij hangt aan de muur.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on (positioned at the outer surface of; attached to)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-KMxwFwG6",
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "at the table",
          "text": "aan tafel",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "at the coast",
          "text": "aan de kust",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a house on the main road",
          "text": "een huis aan de hoofdweg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at, on (near; adjacent to; alongside; just off)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-wk77-HXm",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I gave the rest of the money to my mother.",
          "text": "Ik heb de rest van het geld aan mijn moeder gegeven.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, indicates the target or recipient of an action"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-xPGjV5Qp",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He died of a heart attack yesterday.",
          "text": "Hij is gisteren overleden aan een hartaanval.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from, of, because of, as a result of"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-ST3fKBJz",
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "because of",
          "because of"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't understand what's so funny about that.",
          "text": "Ik snap niet wat daar zo grappig aan is.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "about (concerning)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-RlY~ijUw",
      "links": [
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 4 1 2 4 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 11 8 8 6 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's up to you now.",
          "text": "Het is nu aan jou.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "up to, indicates responsibility"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-SnfTL9~7",
      "links": [
        [
          "up to",
          "up to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm at my limit.",
          "text": "Ik zit aan mijn limiet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at (having reached)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-8cX4JPHI",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am working.",
          "text": "Ik ben aan het werk.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He's using drugs.",
          "text": "Hij zit aan de drugs.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We're having tea now.",
          "text": "Wij gaan nu aan de thee.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "using, abusing, currently occupied with"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-154eGc1x",
      "links": [
        [
          "using",
          "using"
        ],
        [
          "abusing",
          "abusing"
        ],
        [
          "occupied",
          "occupied"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with a definite noun) using, abusing, currently occupied with"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a definite noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "at, for, denotes a price"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-pyUr1lQA",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, proscribed, Limburg) at, for, denotes a price"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "voor"
        },
        {
          "word": "tegen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Limburg",
        "dated",
        "proscribed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 0 1 8 11 8 4 6 7 1 1 12 7 10 6 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 4 1 2 4 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 11 8 8 6 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "in two",
          "text": "aan tweeën",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[…] skipper P. van Es has fished a mine in the shrimp net. After cutting the net in two, he dragged the mine to the port of Stellendam, where it was removed from the net by personnel of the guard vessel \"Albatros\".",
          "ref": "1917 April 25, “GEMENGD NIEUWS”, in Ons Noorden, Groningen, page 2:",
          "text": "[…] schipper P. van Es heeft een mijn in de garnalenkor gevischt. Na het net aan tweeën gesneden te hebben, heeft hij de mijn voor de haven van Stellendam gesleept, waar ze door personeel van het bewakingsvaartuig „Albatros\" uit het net is gehaald.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-prep-T0WnTyhY",
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "into",
          "into"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "in"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-aan.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/Nl-aan.ogg/Nl-aan.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Nl-aan.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "unstressed"
      ],
      "word": "an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aan"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "an",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: an",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: an"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "āne"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch āne",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "ana"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch ana",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ana"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ana",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ana"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ana",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "aan",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "aan"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aan het"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on, (of a device) being operative"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-adv-nVZmFEHD",
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "operative",
          "operative"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on, (of clothing) being worn"
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-adv-Dfq0fiUf",
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "worn",
          "worn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in compounds with verbs:",
        "Denoting growth or restoration."
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-adv-Lq4HaNjA"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in compounds with verbs:",
        "Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity."
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-adv-xYL~Rwfo"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in compounds with verbs:",
        "Denoting the beginning of an action or process."
      ],
      "id": "en-aan-nl-adv-RTlvuct9"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "He's using drugs.",
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        {
          "english": "We're having tea now.",
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    "aan"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on (functional, operational)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch slang",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His house party yesterday was seriously amazing, haven't enjoyed myself that much in a long time.",
          "text": "Zijn huisfeest gisteren was echt aan, al tijden niet zo naar mijn zin gehad.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "amazing, lit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "amazing",
          "amazing"
        ],
        [
          "lit",
          "lit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, said of parties) amazing, lit"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "said of parties"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gaande"
        },
        {
          "word": "loesoe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "predicative",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-aan.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/Nl-aan.ogg/Nl-aan.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Nl-aan.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "unstressed"
      ],
      "word": "an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aan"
}

Download raw JSONL data for aan meaning in Dutch (12.5kB)

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