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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Middle Skundavisk ''an'', from Old Skundavisk ''an'', from Halmisk ''an'', from Proto-Germanic ''*ana''. | From Middle Skundavisk ''an'', from Old Skundavisk ''an'', from Halmisk ''ᚨᚾ'' (''an''), from Proto-Germanic ''*ana''. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 10:54, 8 November 2019
Aeranir
Etymology
From Old Aeranir an, from Proto-Iscaric *an, from Proto-Maro-Ephenian *ħen- ("near, nearby; next to").
Pronunciation
(Old) IPA: [an]
(Classical) IPA:[ãː]
(Gaunine) IPA: [ãɴ]
(Late) IPA: [an]
Preposition
an
- (with essive) as for, as to, pertaining to
- (with dative) to, towards, at, for, for the purpose of
- (with ablative) depending on, relying on, as
- (with locative) near, nearby, next to, close to, around
Usage notes
Often used as a prefix for verbs.
The spelling of the prefix changes in some situations:
- Before b, p, or m, it becomes am.
- Before l, r, or rh, it becomes al, ar, or ar respectively.
- Before gn and sometimes n and ñ, it becomes ag (pronounced [ãŋ]).
- Before other cases of ñ, it becomes añ.
- Before f, s, or h, it becomes ān (pronounced [ãː]).
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk an, from Old Skundavisk an, from Halmisk ᚨᚾ (an), from Proto-Germanic *ana.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /an/
Preposition
an
- on, upon
- Ik hørde hit an strålesending.
- I heard it on the radio.
- Ik hørde hit an strålesending.