óen
See also: oen, ōen, øen, ön, -ön, and ön-
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.
Numeral
| 1 | 2 > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : óen Ordinal : cét- | ||
óen
- one
Descendants
- Irish: aon
- Manx: un
- Scottish Gaelic: aon
Determiner
óen
- the same
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
- At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| óen | unchanged | n-óen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “óen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- oín
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːi̯n/
Numeral
| 1 | 2 > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : óen Ordinal : cétnae Male personal : óenar | ||
óen
- one
Usage notes
When used to count objects, this numeral is simply prefixed onto the noun. It lenites the word-initial consonant of the noun it modifies.
- óenḟer ― one man
- óenṡuil ― one eye
Determiner
óen
- the same
- single (especially after cech (“every”))
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53c3
- cech oín gessid .i. giges Día
- every single supplicant i.e. who will pray to God
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53c3
Derived terms
- nach oín
- óenach
- óenar
- óentach
- óentu
- oínḟer
Descendants
- Middle Irish: óen
- Irish: aon
- Manx: un
- Scottish Gaelic: aon
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| óen | unchanged | n-óen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “óen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language