"an" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-an.ogg Forms: ans [plural]
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{inh|fr|la|annus}} Latin annus, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*atnos}} Proto-Italic *atnos, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*h₂et-no-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, {{m|ine-pro|*h₂et-||to go}} *h₂et- (“to go”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} an m (plural ans)
  1. year Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Time Derived forms: an de grâce, bon an mal an, cent sept ans, jour de l’an, se branler comme de l’an quarante de, se ficher comme de l’an quarante de, se foutre comme de l’an quarante de, se moquer comme de l’an quarante de, se soucier comme de l’an quarante de Related terms: année
    Sense id: en-an-fr-noun-TLTqJVg8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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