hanner
See also: Hanner
Danish
Noun
hanner c
- indefinite plural of han
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- hannert
Etymology
From Middle High German hinder, from Old High German hinder, northern variant of hintar, from Proto-Germanic *hinder. Cognate with German hinter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaneʀ/, [ˈhɑnɐ]
Preposition
hanner
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
hanner m
- indefinite plural of hann
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈhanɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈhanar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhanɛr/
- Rhymes: -anɛr
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *santeros. Compare Cornish hanter, Breton hanter.
Noun
hanner m (plural haneri or hanerau, not mutable)
Derived terms
- hanerog (“in half, halved”)
- haneru (“to halve”)
- hanerwr (“half-back”)
- hanner call (“half-witted, crazy”)
- hanner dydd (“midday”)
- hanner nos (“midnight”)
Related terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hanner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Noun
hanner
- h-prothesized form of anner
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| anner | unchanged | unchanged | hanner |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.