"an" meaning in German

See an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /an/, [ʔan] Audio: De-an.ogg
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ane|an(e)}} Middle High German an(e), {{inh|de|goh|ana}} Old High German ana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl.predonly}} an (indeclinable, predicative only) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl|indecl.predonly}}
  1. (predicative only) on Tags: indeclinable, predicative Synonyms: angeschaltet, ein, eingeschaltet Derived forms: an- [prefix], am (alt: an + dem), anhin, wohlan, wolan Derived forms (an + das): ans
    Sense id: en-an-de-adj-uNMehScl

Adverb

IPA: /an/, [ʔan] Audio: De-an.ogg
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ane|an(e)}} Middle High German an(e), {{inh|de|goh|ana}} Old High German ana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} an, {{de-adv}} an
  1. onward; on
    Sense id: en-an-de-adv--oEGxNWt Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 10 17 9 19 9 14 12 9 0 2

Preposition

IPA: /an/, [ʔan] Audio: De-an.ogg
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ane|an(e)}} Middle High German an(e), {{inh|de|goh|ana}} Old High German ana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} an
  1. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-MuDDatfv
  2. by; near; close to; next to
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-NE2WJ511 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 1 41 0 12 8 1 0 3 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 10 17 9 19 9 14 12 9 0 2
  3. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-Xd-sPDSM
  4. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-xevyGuQQ Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 10 17 9 19 9 14 12 9 0 2

Preposition

IPA: /an/, [ʔan] Audio: De-an.ogg
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ane|an(e)}} Middle High German an(e), {{inh|de|goh|ana}} Old High German ana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} an
  1. on; onto
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-BVh~x9f0 Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 10 17 9 19 9 14 12 9 0 2
  2. at; against
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-Qj1eHml4
  3. to; for
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-exL0zAwI

Preposition

IPA: /an/, [ʔan] Audio: De-an.ogg
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ane|an(e)}} Middle High German an(e), {{inh|de|goh|ana}} Old High German ana, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ana}} Proto-West Germanic *ana, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ana}} Proto-Germanic *ana Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} an
  1. (any relation to an object or attribute regardless of time and space) of, on, in, for, about
    Sense id: en-an-de-prep-0DYTyg~6

Alternative forms

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          "english": "twice a day",
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          "english": "to write on a novel",
          "text": "an einem Roman schreiben",
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          "english": "lack of food",
          "text": "Mangel an Lebensmitteln",
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        {
          "english": "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.",
          "text": "Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren",
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          "english": "He is responsible for the misfortune",
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          "english": "I don't like that about him",
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