een

Middle Dutch

/eɛ̯n/

article
Definitions
  • a indefinite article
  • a certain before people's names

Etymology

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

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Kanji

一

Emoji
🕐️ 🕜️

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