jaan

See also: Jaan, Jáan, and jään

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Jaan (John). June 24th, the day of the celebration, was designated as a feast day for St. John the Baptist by the Christian church.

Noun

jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)

  1. Midsummer Day
    Synonym: jaanipäev
Inflection
Declension of jaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jaan jaanid
accusative nom.
gen. jaani
genitive jaanide
partitive jaani jaane
jaanisid
illative jaani
jaanisse
jaanidesse
jaanesse
inessive jaanis jaanides
jaanes
elative jaanist jaanidest
jaanest
allative jaanile jaanidele
jaanele
adessive jaanil jaanidel
jaanel
ablative jaanilt jaanidelt
jaanelt
translative jaaniks jaanideks
jaaneks
terminative jaanini jaanideni
essive jaanina jaanidena
abessive jaanita jaanideta
comitative jaaniga jaanidega
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Ingrian: Jaani

Etymology 2

Noun

jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)

  1. abbreviation of jaanuar: Jan.
Inflection
Declension of jaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jaan jaanid
accusative nom.
gen. jaani
genitive jaanide
partitive jaani jaane
jaanisid
illative jaani
jaanisse
jaanidesse
jaanesse
inessive jaanis jaanides
jaanes
elative jaanist jaanidest
jaanest
allative jaanile jaanidele
jaanele
adessive jaanil jaanidel
jaanel
ablative jaanilt jaanidelt
jaanelt
translative jaaniks jaanideks
jaaneks
terminative jaanini jaanideni
essive jaanina jaanidena
abessive jaanita jaanideta
comitative jaaniga jaanidega

Further reading

Finnish

Verb

jaan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of jakaa

Anagrams

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian ān, ēn

Numeral

jaan

  1. (Heligoland) one

West Frisian

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Frisian jeva, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    jaan

    1. (transitive) to give, to hand, to pass
    2. (transitive, in card games) to distribute
    3. (transitive) to bestow, to gift (without seeking retaliation)
    4. (transitive) to deliver, to provide
      Synonyms: ferskaffe, leverje, skaffe
    5. (transitive) to bring forth, to bear fruits
      Synonyms: fruchtdrage, fuortbringe, opleverje
    6. (transitive) to exchange
    7. (transitive) to help (to provide a solution)
    8. (reflexive) to go, to move

    Inflection

    Irregular
    infinitive jaan
    3rd singular past joech
    past participle jûn
    infinitive jaan
    long infinitive jaan
    gerund jaan n
    auxiliary hawwe
    indicative present tense past tense
    1st singular jou joech
    2nd singular joust joechst
    clitic form jousto joechsto
    3rd singular jout joech
    plural jouwe joegen
    imperative jou
    participles jaand, jaande jûn

    References

    • jaan” at Frysker
    • jaan”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

    Wolof

    Noun

    jaan

    1. snake