een

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ən/, /eːn/, [eːn], [eɪ̯n]

article
Definitions
  • (indefinite article) a, an. Compare with de (de) and het (het).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch êen inherited from Old Dutch ēn inherited from *ain inherited from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (one, some, a) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (one, single).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*óynos

Gloss

one, single

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Number

Kanji

一

Emoji
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