arian

See also: Arian and -arian

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀēn, from Proto-Germanic *aizāną (to spare; protect; honour); equivalent to ār (honour) + -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

ārian

  1. to show mercy to, spare
    • Nænegum arað leode Deniga ac he lust wigeð, swefeð ond sændeþ.
      He spares none of the Danish people, but carries on his delight, slaying and dispatching.
      (Beowulf ll. 598-600)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: oren, aren; arenn

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aryen.

Adjective

arian m or n (feminine singular ariană, masculine plural arieni, feminine and neuter plural ariene)

  1. Aryan

Declension

Swedish

Noun

arian

  1. definite singular of aria

Welsh

Chemical element
Ag
Previous: paladiwm (Pd)
Next: cadmiwm (Cd)
Pot coffi arian
Arian

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ariant, from Old Welsh argant, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (silver), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (white; shine). Compare Breton arc'hant, Irish airgead and Latin argentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarjan/
  • Rhymes: -arjan

Noun

arian m (usually uncountable, plural ariannau or ariannoedd)

  1. silver, argent
  2. money
    Synonym: pres

Derived terms

  • ariangar
  • arian bath
  • arian breiniol
  • arian byw
  • arian cochion
  • arian degol
  • arian gwynion
  • arian mân
  • arian nitrad (silver nitrate)
  • arian papur (paper money)
  • arian parod (ready money, cash)
  • arian poced (pocket money)
  • arian treigl
  • arian wrth gefn
  • ariannaidd (silvery, silvern)
  • ariannu
  • ariannwr (banker, cashier)
  • dail arian
  • darn arian
  • gof arian (silversmith)
  • medal arian
  • peiriant arian (cash machine)

Adjective

arian (feminine singular arian, plural arian, not comparable)

  1. silver, silvern (made of silver)
  2. silver, silvery (in colour)
  3. (figurative) silvery

Synonyms

Mutation

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

Further reading

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