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awn

See also: awn.

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.

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Noun

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awn (plural awns)

 
An ear of a wild rye species, showing the conspicuous awns
  1. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Middle Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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awn

  1. inflection of mynet:
    1. first-person plural present indicative/imperative
    2. first-person singular imperfect indicative

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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awn

  1. (Internet slang) aw, aww (express affection)
    Awn, você é tão fofo!
    Aw, you're so cute!

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Determiner

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awn

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of ain

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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  • (first-person singular conditional): elwn

Pronunciation

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Verb

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awn

  1. inflection of mynd:
    1. first-person plural present indicative/future
    2. first-person singular conditional
    3. (literary) first-person plural imperative

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awn unchanged unchanged hawn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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