Waan

See also: waan

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian Woon, from Middle High German wagen, from Old High German wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wóǵʰnos.[1]

Cognate with English wagon, German Wagen and Luxembourgish Won.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɔːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn
  • Hyphenation: Waan

Noun

Waan m (nominative plural Ween)

  1. cart (small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal)
    Synonyms: Fuer, Kaross

Declension
Declension of Waan
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Waan die Ween
dative dem Waan denne/de Ween

Derived terms
  • Ochsewaan
  • Waanraat

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Waan”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 170
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