ones

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wʌnz/
• Rhymes: -ʌnz

Noun

ones

1. plural of one

Noun

ones pl (plural only)

1. (sports) A senior or first team (as opposed to a reserves team).
2. (UK, prison slang) The cells located on the ground floor.

   Coordinate terms: twos, threes, fours, fives

Pronoun

ones

1. plural of one
2. Obsolete form of one's.

Verb

ones

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of one

See also

Anagrams

• ENSO, Enos, NEOs, Neso, SONE, Sone, eons, neos, noes, nose, sone

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈo.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈo.nes]

Noun

ones

1. plural of ona

Middle English

Alternative forms

• once, onis, onies, ons, onys, onyes
• anes, ans, anis, anys (northern)
• anes (Early Middle English)
• wons, wones, ȝons (Late Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English ānes, a modification of ǣnes (“once”) after ān (“one”, Middle English oon). Compare enes (“once”), from the unmodified Old English form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːn(ə)s/, /ˈɔn(ə)s/

Adverb

ones

1. once (one time)

   Synonyms: ene, enes

2. At any time, ever:
   1. once (formerly)

      Synonym: enes

   2. one day (in the future)

Descendants

• English: once
• Scots: ance, aince, eence, anes, anis, yance, yence, yince, yinst, wance, wanst
• Yola: oanes

References

• “ō̆nes, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Volapük

Pronoun

ones

1. dative plural of on