alan

English Online Dictionary. What means alan‎? What does alan mean?

English

Pronunciation

Noun

alan (plural alans)

1. Alternative form of alaunt

Anagrams

• Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala

Azerbaijani

Participle

alan

1. subject non-past participle of almaq

Czech

Noun

alan m inan

1. alane, aluminium hydride (AlH₃)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Chemické názvosloví anorganických sloučenin by Musilová and Peňázová, 2000, ped.muni.cz
• Chemické názvosloví apparently by Zdeněk Mička, natur.cuni.cz

Finnish

Noun

alan

1. genitive singular of ala

Verb

alan

1. first-person singular present indicative of alkaa

Anagrams

• lana

Gothic

Romanization

alan

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽

Hiligaynon

Adjective

álan

1. rancid

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈlɑːn/

Noun

alan f (Arabic spelling ئالان)

1. Alternative form of olan

Declension

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lɑn/

Verb

alan

1. to nourish
2. to grow, produce
3. to appear

Conjugation

Sumerian

Romanization

alan

1. Romanization of 𒀩 (alan)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈɫɑn/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ (alañ, “glade, plain ground”), from Proto-Common Turkic *alaŋ.

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

1. area, square as for place.

2. field, domain, area

Declension

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آلان (alan), equivalent to almak (“to take, to receive”) +‎ -an.

Adjective

alan

1. (present participle of almak) recipient, susceptive

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

1. The person who takes something.

Anagrams

• nala

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈalan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaːlan/, /ˈalan/

Noun

alan m (plural alannon)

1. asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
2. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Derived terms

• alan bach (“white butterbur, Petasites albus”)
• alan bychan (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”)
• alan gawr (“giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus”)
• alan mawr (“butterbur (plant), Petasites hybridus”)
• alan mis bach (“winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans”)
• alan mwyaf (“giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus”)
• alan pêr (“winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans”)
• gwyfyn yr alan (“butterbur (moth), Hydraecia petasitis”)

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies