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Dan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

English

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Pronunciation

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  • enPR: dăn, IPA(key): /dæn/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

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From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

Proper noun

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Dan (plural Dans)

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • 2020 April 29, Anna-Maja Rappard, “Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 30 April 2020:
      A widely shared local television video of last week's news conference, which was posted on YouTube, reached more than 5 million views and was amplified by Elon Musk and Fox News, where Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Daniel.
    • 2013 May 22, Matt Higgins, “A Bruin and a Ranger Share a Bond While Dividing a City”, in The New York Times‎[2], archived from the original on 12 September 2024:
      In Welland, a blue-collar burg between Buffalo and Toronto, [Daniel] Paille’s and [Dan] Girardi’s friends, relatives and fans will tune in to the latest installment of what some have labeled the Battle of Welland or the Battle of the Dans.
  3. A diminutive of the female given name Danielle.
    • 1988, Richard H. Palmer, The Critics' Canon: Standards of Theatrical Reviewing in America:
      […] the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […]
  4. A surname.
  6. (biblical) The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).
  7. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.
  8. A former city occupied by this tribe.
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Translations
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Dan (plural Dans)

  1. Alternative form of dan (title of honour).

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Dan

  1. A Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia.
  2. The language of this people, belonging to the Southern Mande branch.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Dimunitve of Danjell (“Daniel”), Daniel (“id”) and Daniell (“id”). From Latin Daniēl (from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל).

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Proper noun

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Dan m (definite Dani)

  1. (informal, diminutive) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan
  2. (informal, diminutive) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Danny

Declension

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Declension of Dan
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Dan Dani Danë Danët
accusative Danin
dative Dani Danit Danëve Danëve
ablative Danësh
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Breton

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Noun

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Dan m (plural Daned)

  1. Dane

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Mutation

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Mutation of Dan
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular Dan Zan unchanged Tan
plural Daned Zaned unchanged Taned

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Breton.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Dan m anim

  1. (informal) a male given name, short form of Daniel
Declension
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Declension of Dan (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Dan Danové
genitive Dana Danů
dative Danovi, Danu Danům
accusative Dana Dany
vocative Dane Danové
locative Danovi, Danu Danech
instrumental Danem Dany
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

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Dan

  1. genitive plural of Dana

Anagrams

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Dan

  1. (biblical) Dan.
  2. a male given name derived from Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”)

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Dan m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • Dan's son: Dansson
  • Dan's daughter: Dansdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Dan
accusative Dan
dative Dani
genitive Dans

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Biblical Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑn/, [ˈdɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑn
  • Syllabification(key): Dan
  • Hyphenation(key): Dan

Proper noun

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Dan

  1. (biblical) Dan.

Declension

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Inflection of Dan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Dan Danit
genitive Danin Danien
partitive Dania Daneja
illative Daniin Daneihin
singular plural
nominative Dan Danit
accusative nom. Dan Danit
gen. Danin
genitive Danin Danien
partitive Dania Daneja
inessive Danissa Daneissa
elative Danista Daneista
illative Daniin Daneihin
adessive Danilla Daneilla
ablative Danilta Daneilta
allative Danille Daneille
essive Danina Daneina
translative Daniksi Daneiksi
abessive Danitta Daneitta
instructive — Danein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Dan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Danini Danini
accusative nom. Danini Danini
gen. Danini
genitive Danini Danieni
partitive Daniani Danejani
inessive Danissani Daneissani
elative Danistani Daneistani
illative Daniini Daneihini
adessive Danillani Daneillani
ablative Daniltani Daneiltani
allative Danilleni Daneilleni
essive Daninani Daneinani
translative Danikseni Daneikseni
abessive Danittani Daneittani
instructive — —
comitative — Daneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Danisi Danisi
accusative nom. Danisi Danisi
gen. Danisi
genitive Danisi Daniesi
partitive Daniasi Danejasi
inessive Danissasi Daneissasi
elative Danistasi Daneistasi
illative Daniisi Daneihisi
adessive Danillasi Daneillasi
ablative Daniltasi Daneiltasi
allative Danillesi Daneillesi
essive Daninasi Daneinasi
translative Daniksesi Daneiksesi
abessive Danittasi Daneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Daneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Danimme Danimme
accusative nom. Danimme Danimme
gen. Danimme
genitive Danimme Daniemme
partitive Daniamme Danejamme
inessive Danissamme Daneissamme
elative Danistamme Daneistamme
illative Daniimme Daneihimme
adessive Danillamme Daneillamme
ablative Daniltamme Daneiltamme
allative Danillemme Daneillemme
essive Daninamme Daneinamme
translative Daniksemme Daneiksemme
abessive Danittamme Daneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Daneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Daninne Daninne
accusative nom. Daninne Daninne
gen. Daninne
genitive Daninne Danienne
partitive Danianne Danejanne
inessive Danissanne Daneissanne
elative Danistanne Daneistanne
illative Daniinne Daneihinne
adessive Danillanne Daneillanne
ablative Daniltanne Daneiltanne
allative Danillenne Daneillenne
essive Daninanne Daneinanne
translative Daniksenne Daneiksenne
abessive Danittanne Daneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Daneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Daninsa Daninsa
accusative nom. Daninsa Daninsa
gen. Daninsa
genitive Daninsa Daniensa
partitive Daniaan
Daniansa 		Danejaan
Danejansa
inessive Danissaan
Danissansa 		Daneissaan
Daneissansa
elative Danistaan
Danistansa 		Daneistaan
Daneistansa
illative Daniinsa Daneihinsa
adessive Danillaan
Danillansa 		Daneillaan
Daneillansa
ablative Daniltaan
Daniltansa 		Daneiltaan
Daneiltansa
allative Danilleen
Danillensa 		Daneilleen
Daneillensa
essive Daninaan
Daninansa 		Daneinaan
Daneinansa
translative Danikseen
Daniksensa 		Daneikseen
Daneiksensa
abessive Danittaan
Danittansa 		Daneittaan
Daneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Daneineen
Daneinensa

Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Dan m (proper noun, genitive singular Dans)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Declension of Dan (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Dan
accusative Dan
dative Dan
genitive Dans

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Romanization

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Dan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だん

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Danish Daner (“Danes”), from Old Norse Danir.

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Noun

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Dan m anim (female equivalent Danowka)

  1. Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)

Declension

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Declension of Dan
singular dual plural
nominative Dan Dana Dany
genitive Dana Danowu Danow
dative Danoju Danoma Danam
accusative Dana Danowu Dany, Danow
instrumental Danom Danoma Danami
locative Danje Danoma Danach

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  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “Dan”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English

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Noun

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Dan

  1. alternative form of Dane

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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As a biblical character from Hebrew דָּן (Dan). The given name comes from Old Norse Danr, from danr (“Dane”), but also from the biblical name.

Proper noun

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Dan m (definite Danen)

  1. (biblical) Dan
  2. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Dane
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Dan
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdan/ [ˈd̪ãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Dan

Proper noun

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Dan m

  1. Dan (Biblical character and tribe)
    • 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26
      Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: 23 Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. 24 Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. 25 Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. 26 Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.
      Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
      (KJV)

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”).

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Dan

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Etymology 2

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From Latin Daniel, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

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Dan (casual pet form Danne)

  1. (biblical) Dan
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the prophet Daniel
  5. abbreviation of Daniel (biblical book): Dan.

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