oen
See also: óen, ōen, øen, ön, -ön, and ön-
Dutch
Alternative forms
- oene (obsolete)
Etymology
Uncertain, probably Germanic, possibly related to loen, okkeloen or oekeloen and/or to the Frisian given name Oene
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -un
Noun
oen m or n (plural oenen, diminutive oentje n)
- (slang) A nincompoop, moron, dumb person
- A castrated donkey
Synonyms
- oelewapper m
- kalf n, kalverkop m, rund n
- uil m, uilskuiken n
Derived terms
Derived terms
- in Oenes kap hullen
- met Oenes kolf kronen
- oenetuit (synonymous)
- oenig (adjective)
Galician
Verb
oen
- third-person plural present indicative of oír
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ognos (compare Breton oan, Old Irish úan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /oːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɔi̯n/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /oːn/
Noun
oen m (plural ŵyn)
- lamb
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| oen | unchanged | unchanged | hoen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||