dan

(obsolete) A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
- 1578, George Gascoigne, “A Moonshine Banquet”, in A Hundred Sundry Flowers:
  Dan Phoebus, he with many a low'ring look / Had her beheld in yore in angry wise.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  Old Dan Geoffrey, in whose gentle spright / The pure well-head of Poesy did dwell.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, dan Cupid.
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence: […], London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
  The patriarchal age, / What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.
- 1777, James Perry, The Electrical Eel; or, Gymnotus Electricus:
  He did—and in a moment press'd / The place—in Paradise the best, / As by Dan Moses said.
- 1842, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, A Dream of Fair Women:
  Dan Chaucer, the first warbler, whose sweet breath / Preluded those melodious bursts, that fill / The spacious times of great Elizabeth / With sounds that echo still.
- 1846, Terence McMahon Hughes, The Biliad:
  Dan Neptune says that "ere a twelvemonth pass, / The Senate shall to Ireland go to grass."
- 1962, A. D. Hope, The Ballad of Dan Homer:
  Oh, me' name is Dan Homer, I'm blind, as the Jews, / And I travels around with my head full av news.

Alternative forms

Dan

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

dan (plural dans)

(mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

Etymology 3

From Japanese 段 (dan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæn/, /dɑn/
Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn

Noun

dan (plural dans)

A rank of black belt in martial arts.
Hyponym: shodan
Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
Hyponym: shodan

Etymology 4

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 担 (dàn) and Chinese 石 (dàn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑn/, /dæn/

Noun

dan (plural dans or dan)

(units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
(units of measurement) A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.

Etymology 5

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæn/

Noun

dan (plural dans)

A dan buoy.
- 1913, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers: 1909-1982, page 165:
  Carrying away of 25 great-lines, 3 dans, buoys, &c., of steam liner 'Star of the East' […]
- 1917, United States. Office of Naval Intelligence, O.N.I. Publications, page 17:
  Dumping dans. Dan buoys laid to mark a dumping ground. They are fitted with a topmark in the shape of a St. Andrews cross formed by battens 2 feet in length. Live dan. Dan buoy for which a […]

Etymology 6

Preposition

dan

Pronunciation spelling of than.
- 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:
  It's easy. It's nothin'. It's less dan nothin'.

Anagrams

-and, ADN, AND, DNA, NAD, NDA, and, and-, dna, nad

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dan.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Adverb

dan

then

Conjunction

dan

than

Akan

Alternative forms

ɛdan

Noun

dan

house
room

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French dent.

Noun

dan

(anatomy) tooth

References

Frank, David B., editor (2020), “dan”, in Kwéyòl Dictionary‎^[1], Dallas: SIL International
Tourneux, Henry; Barbotin, Maurice (1990), Dictionnaire pratique du créole de Guadeloupe [Practical Dictionary of Guadeloupean Creole], Paris: Karthala and A.C.C.T., →ISBN, page 89
Pinalie, Pierre (2009), Dictionnaire élémentaire français-créole [Elementary French-Creole Dictionary], Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 100
Barbotin, Maurice (1995), Dictionnaire du créole de Marie-Galante [Dictionary of Marie-Galante Creole], Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, →ISBN, page 67

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *taŋ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dɑn]
Audio (Baku): (file)

Noun

dan (definite accusative danı, plural danlar)

dawn
- 1924, Jafar Jabbarly, Ey dan ulduzu:
  Qaranlıq gecədə səni gözləyib,
  Durmaqdan yоruldum, ey dan ulduzu!
  Uzaq üfüqlərə göz gəzdirməkdən
  Az qala kоr оldum, ey dan ulduzu!
  I am weary from staying awake, oh dawn star,
  As I've waited for you during dark nights!
  I nearly lost my sight, oh dawn star,
  From gazing over distant horizons!

Declension

Declension of *dan*
	singular	plural
nominative	dan	danlar
definite accusative	danı	danları
dative	dana	danlara
locative	danda	danlarda
ablative	dandan	danlardan
definite genitive	danın	danların

Possessive forms of *dan*
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danım	danlarım
sənin (“your”)	danın	danların
onun (“his/her/its”)	danı	danları
bizim (“our”)	danımız	danlarımız
sizin (“your”)	danınız	danlarınız
onların (“their”)	danı or danları	danları

	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımı	danlarımı
sənin (“your”)	danını	danlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	danını	danlarını
bizim (“our”)	danımızı	danlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	danınızı	danlarınızı
onların (“their”)	danını or danlarını	danlarını

	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danıma	danlarıma
sənin (“your”)	danına	danlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	danına	danlarına
bizim (“our”)	danımıza	danlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	danınıza	danlarınıza
onların (“their”)	danına or danlarına	danlarına

	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımda	danlarımda
sənin (“your”)	danında	danlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	danında	danlarında
bizim (“our”)	danımızda	danlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	danınızda	danlarınızda
onların (“their”)	danında or danlarında	danlarında

	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımdan	danlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	danından	danlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	danından	danlarından
bizim (“our”)	danımızdan	danlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	danınızdan	danlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	danından or danlarından	danlarından

	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	danımın	danlarımın
sənin (“your”)	danının	danlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	danının	danlarının
bizim (“our”)	danımızın	danlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	danınızın	danlarınızın
onların (“their”)	danının or danlarının	danlarının

Related terms

danna (“tomorrow”)

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dã˦]

Verb

dan

to count
to sow

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dã˨]

Verb

dan

to pass beyond

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Biem

Noun

dan

water

References

Heinrich Aufenanger, The great inheritance in Northeast New Guinea: a collection of anthropological data (1975)
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Blin

Other scripts
Latin		dan
Ge'ez		ዳን (dan)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dan (plural shan)

brother

Coordinate terms

shani (“sister”)

References

Reinisch, Leo (1887), Wörterbuch der Bilin-Sprache (in German), Wien, Austria, page 106

Bonggo

Noun

dan

water

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1975), Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →DOI, page 128

Catalan

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dan, from Old High German dan, from Proto-West Germanic *þan (“then, at that time”). Cognate with German dann, English than. Doublet of dénne.

Conjunction

dan

(Sette Comuni) than
Synonyms: bèdar, ken, kédar

Ich limme libor diiza dan dòi. ― I'd rather take this than that.

Dis is pessor dan des. ― This is better than that.

References

“dan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish

Noun

dan

soft mutation of tan

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdan]
Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese だん (dan).

Noun

dan m anim

(martial arts) dan, master and teacher of judo, karate or other Japanese martial arts

Declension

Declension of dan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dani, danové
genitive	dana	danů
dative	danovi, danu	danům
accusative	dana	dany
vocative	dane	dani, danové
locative	danovi, danu	danech
instrumental	danem	dany

Noun

dan m inan

(martial arts) dan, master degree in judo and karate

Declension

Declension of dan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dany
genitive	danu	danů
dative	danu	danům
accusative	dan	dany
vocative	dane	dany
locative	danu	danech
instrumental	danem	dany

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-der.?

Proto-Germanic *danizbor.

Latin Dānī

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

▲

Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.

Latin -ia

Latin Daniabor.

Czech dan

Borrowed from Latin Dania (“Denmark”).

Noun

dan m inan

(geology) Danian, stage of Paleogene

Declension

Declension of dan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dany
genitive	danu	danů
dative	danu	danům
accusative	dan	dany
vocative	dane	dany
locative	danu	danech
instrumental	danem	dany

Anagrams

Dongxiang

Etymology

Compare Bonan dam, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *dām. Compare Turkish dam (“roof”), Uyghur تام (tam, “wall”), Salar tam, tām (“wall”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑŋ/

Noun

dan

wall

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑn/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: dan
Rhymes: -ɑn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dan, from Old Dutch than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan.

Adverb

dan

then, at that time (in the future)
Morgen wordt het beter weer, maar dan moet ik weer naar mijn werk.
Tomorrow the weather will be better, but then I must go to work again.
then, after that
Eerst moet je je tanden poetsen, dan mag je naar bed.
First you need to brush your teeth, then you may go to bed.
then, in that case
Als het niet had geregend of gesneeuwd had, dan moet de auto toch veilig zijn.
If it had not rained or snowed, then the car must still be safe.

Usage notes

The adverb dan is often used in Dutch after an imperative with a preceding conditional clause:

Als u de tijd hebt, bezoekt u dan in ieder geval de haven.
If you have the time, then be sure to visit the harbour.

Synonyms

(in the past) toen

Related terms

nochtans

Descendants

Afrikaans: dan
Berbice Creole Dutch: dana
→ Manado Malay: dang
Negerhollands: dan
Petjo: dan
Skepi Creole Dutch: than
→ Sranan Tongo: dan
- → Kari'na: dan

Conjunction

dan

than (in comparison)
Ik ben ouder dan jij.
I am older than you.

Synonyms

als (non-standard)

Descendants

Afrikaans: dan
Negerhollands: dan

Preposition

dan

but, except
Niets dan liefde.
Nothing but love.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 段.

Noun

dan c (plural dans, no diminutive)

unit of grading proficiency of black belt or greater than black-belt in Japanese martial arts

Anagrams

DNA

Emilian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaŋ/

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dèr

Fanamaket

Noun

dan

water

References

Frantisek Lichtenberk, Sequentiality-Futurity Links, Oceanic Linguistics 53:1 (2014), pages 61-91

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 段 (dan), from Chinese 段 (duàn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)

Noun

dan m (plural dans)

dan

Galician

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dar

Guianese Creole

Etymology

From French dent.

Noun

dan

tooth

References

Barthelemi, Georges (1995), Dictionnaire pratique créole guyanais - français [Practical Guianese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Cayenne: Ibis Rouge Éditions, →ISBN, page 69

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French dent (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dã/
Audio: (file)

Noun

dan

tooth

References

Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[3], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 41

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan (“branch, bough”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dan

branch (part of plant)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*daqan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dan/ [dan]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: dan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay dan, probably contraction of Old Malay daṅan, or Proto-Malayic *dua(ʔ)-an. Equivalent to dua +‎ -an.

Conjunction

dan

and (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)
Untuk mengumpulkan data tersebut, terdapat tiga jenis pertanyaan riset yang akan digunakan, antara lain eksploratif, deskriptif, dan korelasional.
There are three types of research questions used to gather such data, namely exploratory, descriptive, and correlational.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 段 (dan).

Noun

dan

(martial arts) a rank in judo, karate and kenpo

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/^[1]
Hyphenation: dan

Verb

dan

apocopic form of danno (“they give”)

References

^ “dan” in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

Japanese

Romanization

dan

Rōmaji transcription of だん

Jassic

Etymology

From Alanic *dan, from Proto-Scythian *dān, Proto-Iranian *dáHnu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu. Cognate with Ossetian дон (don), Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬎 (dānu, “river”), Sanskrit दानु (dānu, “drop, dew”).

Noun

dan

water

Kis

Noun

dan

water

References

Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Ladin

Preposition

dan

in front of, before

Lavatbura-Lamusong

Noun

dan

water

Usage notes

Takes various 'article' prefixes, such as la-dan (in the Madak dialect) and e-dan (in other Lamusong dialects).

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Rhymes: -dan, -an

Conjunction

dan (Jawi spelling دان)

and (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)

Descendants

Indonesian: dan

Maltese

Alternative forms

dana, da

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā, “this, that”). The paragogic -n probably spread from the plural, where it originated by analogy with hawn (“here”) and/or with the plural ending -in (compare Algerian Arabic هادون (hādūn) alongside هادو (hādū)). Some earlier scholars instead suspected a connection with Aramaic דנה (dənā, “this, that”), but this was based on the widely obsolete theory of a Punic substratum in Maltese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daːn/
Rhymes: -aːn

Determiner

dan (feminine din, plural dawn)

this

Usage notes

May contract with the following article: dan ir-raġel → dar-raġel (“this man”). The full form is commoner, however, except in expressions like dax-xahar (“this month”).
The feminine singular contracts to di-, the plural to da- like the masculine: dil-ġimgħa (“this week”), das-snin (“these years”).

Coordinate terms

dak
hedan, hedak

Derived terms

daxkien

Mandar

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian dan, from Malay dan, probably clipping of Old Malay daṅan, or Proto-Malayic *dua(ʔ)-an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/

Conjuction

dan

and

References

Nadia Almira Sagitta (2016), Kamus Mandar-Indonesia‎^[5], page 13

Mandarin

Romanization

dan

nonstandard spelling of dān
nonstandard spelling of dǎn
nonstandard spelling of dàn

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French dans.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑ̃/

Preposition

dan

in
within

References

Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 72
Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 226

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan.

Adverb

dan

then, after that
then, in that case
thus, therefore

Descendants

Dutch: dan

Conjunction

dan

than (in comparisons)
other than (with negation)

Descendants

Dutch: dan

Etymology 2

Contraction

dan

contraction of dat +‎ ne

Middle English

Alternative forms

dane, danz, daun, daunz, dawn
(preceding labials) dam, dame, damp

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dau̯n/, /dan/

Noun

dan (singular only)

A respectful term of address for a (male) scholar, noble, or cleric.
(literary, rare) A respectful term of address for a classical deity.
(rare) A male noble or member of the clergy.

Descendants

English: dan, Dan (obsolete)

References

“daun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

tan, y dan, a dan

Etymology

From Old Welsh guotan, gutan, from Proto-Brythonic *gwo dan, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo tanāi. By surface analysis, soft mutation of tan (“under”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/

Preposition

dan (triggers soft mutation)

under, below
- 14th century, anonymous author, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, page 1, line 9:
  A thrannoeth yn ieuengtit y dyd, kyuodi a oruc a dyuot y Lynn Cuch i ellwng e gwn dan y coet.
  And early on the morrow he rose and came to Glyn Cuch, when he let loose the dogs in the wood.
  (literally, “…under the wood.”)
  (translation by Charlotte Guest)

Inflection

Inflected forms
	singular	plural
first person	—	ydanam / y danan
second person	—	—
third person	y danav / adanaw / ydanaw m — f	adanunt / adanadunt

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English than.

Conjunction

dan

than

Preposition

dan

than
- 2025 April 23, Orla Guerin, “More dan 150 pipo injure as earthquakes shake buildings for Turkey Istanbul”, in BBC News Pidgin‎^[6], archived from the original on 13 August 2025:
  For 2023, two giant earthquakes bin destroy southern Turkey, e kill more dan 55,000 pipo.
  In 2023, two giant earthquakes destroyed southern Turkey, each killed more than 55,000 people.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thīn.

Determiner

dan (feminine and neuter din, plural din) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

your, thy (second-person singular possessive determiner)

Pronoun

dan (feminine and neuter din, plural (Föhr-Amrum) dinen or (Mooring) din) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

yours, thine (second-person singular possessive pronoun)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, imperfective form of the root *deh₃-.

Verb

dan

to give, to grant, to provide with

Conjugation

conjugation of dan

indicative active (positive)
infinitive						dan
gerund						{{{ger}}}
present	1s	ez didim	1p	em didin	past	1s	min [[{{{1s-past}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-past}}}]]
	2s	tu didî	2p	hûn didin		2s	te [[{{{2s-past}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-past}}}]]
	3s	ew dide	3p	ew didin		3s	wê/wî [[{{{3s-past}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-past}}}]]

future	1s	ez ê bidim	1p	em ê bidin	future perfect	1s	ez ê dabim	1p	em ê dabin
	2s	tu yê bidî	2p	hûn ê bidin		2s	tu yê dabî	2p	hûn ê dabin
	3s	ew ê bide	3p	ew ê bidin		3s	ew ê dabe	3p	ew ê dabin

present perfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-perf}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-perf}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-plup}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-plup}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{2s-perf}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-perf}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{2s-plup}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-plup}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{3s-perf}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-perf}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{3s-plup}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-plup}}}]]

imperative	2s	(tu) de	2p	(hûn) din
indicative active (negative)
present	1s	ez nadim	1p	em nadin	past	1s	min [[{{{1s-past-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-past-neg}}}]]
	2s	tu nadî	2p	hûn nadin		2s	te [[{{{2s-past-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-past-neg}}}]]
	3s	ew nade	3p	ew nadin		3s	wê/wî [[{{{3s-past-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-past-neg}}}]]

future	1s	ez ê nedim	1p	emê nedin	future perfect	1s	ez ê nedabim	1p	emê nedabin
	2s	tu yê nedî	2p	hûnê nedin		2s	tu yê nedabî	2p	hûn ê nedabin
	3s	ew ê nede	3p	ew ê nedin		3s	ew ê nedabe	3p	ew ê nedabin

present perfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-perf-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-perf-neg}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-plup-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-plup-neg}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{2s-perf-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-perf-neg}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{2s-plup-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-plup-neg}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{3s-perf-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-perf-neg}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{3s-plup-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-plup-neg}}}]]

imperative	2s	(tu) nede	2p	(hûn) nedin
subjunctive active
present	1s	ez [[{{{1s-pres-subj}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-pres-subj}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-plup-subj}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-plup-subj}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-pres-subj}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-pres-subj}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{2s-plup-subj}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-plup-subj}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-pres-subj}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-pres-subj}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{3s-plup-subj}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-plup-subj}}}]]

present perfect	1s	min [[{{{1s-perf-subj}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{1p-perf-subj}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{2s-perf-subj}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{2p-perf-subj}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{3s-perf-subj}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{3p-perf-subj}}}]]
conditional active
conditional I	1s	min ê [[{{{1s-cond1}}}]]	1p	me yê [[{{{1p-cond1}}}]]	conditional II	1s	min ê [[{{{1s-cond2}}}]]	1p	me yê [[{{{1p-cond2}}}]]
	2s	te yê [[{{{2s-cond1}}}]]	2p	we yê [[{{{2p-cond1}}}]]		2s	te yê [[{{{2s-cond2}}}]]	2p	we yê [[{{{2p-cond2}}}]]
	3s	wî/wê yê [[{{{3s-cond1}}}]]	3p	wan ê [[{{{3p-cond1}}}]]		3s	wî/wê yê [[{{{3s-cond2}}}]]	3p	wan ê [[{{{3p-cond2}}}]]
infinitive		hatin dan
indicative passive
present	1s	ez [[{{{1s-pres-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-pres-pas}}}]]	past	1s	ez [[{{{1s-past-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-past-pas}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-pres-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-pres-pas}}}]]		2s	tu [[{{{2s-past-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn[[{{{2p-past-pas}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-pres-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-pres-pas}}}]]		3s	ew [[{{{3s-past-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-past-pas}}}]]

future	1s	ez ê [[{{{1s-fut-pas}}}]]	1p	em ê [[{{{1p-fut-pas}}}]]	future perfect	1s	ez ê [[{{{1s-fut-prf-pas}}}]]	1p	em ê [[{{{1p-fut-prf-pas}}}]]
	2s	tu yê [[{{{2s-fut-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn ê [[{{{2p-fut-pas}}}]]		2s	tu yê [[{{{2s-fut-prf-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn ê [[{{{2p-fut-prf-pas}}}]]
	3s	ew ê [[{{{3s-fut-pas}}}]]	3p	ew ê [[{{{3p-fut-pas}}}]]		3s	ew ê [[{{{3s-fut-prf-pas}}}]]	3p	ew ê [[{{{3p-fut-prf-pas}}}]]

present perfect	1s	ez [[{{{1s-perf-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{2p-perf-pas}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	ez [[{{{1s-plup-pas}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-plup-pas}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-perf-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-perf-pas}}}]]		2s	tu [[{{{2s-plup-pas}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-plup-pas}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-perf-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-perf-pas}}}]]		3s	ew [[{{{3s-plup-pas}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-plup-pas}}}]]

Derived terms

Northern Sami

Determiner

dan

accusative/genitive singular of dat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse danr, from Proto-Germanic *danaz.

Alternative forms

dane

Noun

dan m (definite singular danen, indefinite plural daner or danar, definite plural danene or danane)

Dane (only used in names)

Related terms

Danmark (“Denmark”)
dansk (“Danish”)

Male given names:

Female given names:

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German dān, past participle of dôn (“to do”). Akin to English done.

Adjective

dan (neuter dant, definite singular and plural dane, comparative danare, indefinite superlative danast, definite superlative danaste)

eager
lustful
moved, impressed, especially by fear

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988), Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 77
“dan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“dan” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German dan, from Old Saxon than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan.

Adverb

dan

then (sequential), after that

Polabian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *dein-der.

Proto-Slavic *dьnь

Polabian dan

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdan/

Noun

dan m ?

day

Réunion Creole French

Etymology

From French dent.

Noun

dan

tooth

References

Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 63

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan. Cognates include West Frisian dan and German dann.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Hyphenation: dan
Rhymes: -an

Adverb

dan

then (in that case)

Conjunction

dan

for, since
- 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:21:
  Ju skäl n Súun bere; him skääst du dän Nome Jesus reke; dan hie skäl sien Foulk fon sien Sänden ferleze.
  She will bear a son; you will give him the name Jesus; for he will free his people from their sins.

References

Marron C. Fort (2015), “dan”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

Wikipedia ^sh

Alternative forms

den (Kajkavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnь (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dâːn/
Rhymes: -âːn

Noun

dȃn m inan (Cyrillic spelling да̑н)

day
Dan obuke ― Training Day

Declension

Declension of *dan*
	singular	plural
nominative	dȃn	dȃni
genitive	dȃna	dánā
dative	dȃnu	dánima
accusative	dȃn	dȃne
vocative	dȃne	dȃni
locative	dánu	dánima
instrumental	dȃnom	dánima

Derived terms

Anagrams

nad, nad-

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian dan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dâːn/

Noun

dan m

day
- 2010, Rino John Gliosca, Bonifacio en Amérique:
  E na dan, je čija baliže, e je vaza put za sa vrni doma.
  And one day he packed his suitcases and left to return home.

Declension

Declension of *dan* (inan series-1b masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	dan	dana
genitive	dana	dan, dani
dative	danu	danami, dani
accusative	dan	dana
locative	danu	dana
instrumental	danom, danam	danami, dani

References

Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

dan

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnь (“day”). First attested in the 10th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dáːn/

Noun

dȃn m inan

day
Antonym: nọ̑č

Declension

Declension of dan (masculine inanimate, irregular)
nom. sing.	dan
gen. sing.	dneva, dne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dan	dneva	dnevi
accusative	dan	dneva	dneve, dni
genitive	dneva, dne	dnevov, dni	dnevov, dni
dative	dnevu	dnevoma, dnema	dnevom, dnem
locative	dnevu	dnevih, dneh	dnevih, dneh
instrumental	dnevom, dnem	dnevoma, dnema	dnevi

Derived terms

days of the week: dnévi v tédnu (appendix): ponedéljek · tôrek · sréda · četŕtek · pétek · sobóta · nedélja^[edit]
dọ́ber dȃn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dàːn/

Participle

dán

past passive participle of dáti

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	dán	dána	dáno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dán ^ind dáni ^def	dána	dáno
genitive	dánega	dáne	dánega
dative	dánemu	dáni	dánemu
accusative	nominative^inan or genitive^anim	dáno	dáno
locative	dánem	dáni	dánem
instrumental	dánim	dáno	dánim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dána	dáni	dáni
genitive	dánih	dánih	dánih
dative	dánima	dánima	dánima
accusative	dána	dáni	dáni
locative	dánih	dánih	dánih
instrumental	dánima	dánima	dánima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáni	dáne	dána
genitive	dánih	dánih	dánih
dative	dánim	dánim	dánim
accusative	dáne	dáne	dána
locative	dánih	dánih	dánih
instrumental	dánimi	dánimi	dánimi

Sougb

Pronoun

dan

I

References

A Grammar Sketch of Sougb, in Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head (2002)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdan/ [ˈd̪ãn]
Audio (Latin America): (file)
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: dan

Etymology 1

Noun

dan m (plural danes)

(martial arts) dan

Etymology 2

Verb

dan

third-person plural present indicative of dar

Sursurunga

Noun

dan

water

References

Malcolm Ross, Andrew Pawley, Meredith Osmond (editors), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: The physical environment, Pacific Linguistics, 545-2. Australian National University, Canberra, 2003, page 59

Swedish

Alternative forms

da'n

Etymology 1

Clipping of dagen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɑːn/

Noun

dan

(colloquial) contraction of dagen, definite singular of dag

Derived terms

grabben hela dan

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish dan, from Old Norse danir, from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Noun

dan c

(historical) Dane (inhabitant of ancient Denmark)

Usage notes

Typically plural.

Declension

Declension of **dan**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dan	dans
singular	definite	danen	danens
plural	indefinite	daner	daners
plural	definite	danerna	danernas

Etymology 3

The perfect participle of Middle Low German don, in other words: "done".

Adjective

dan (not comparable)

(colloquial) constituted in a certain manner
Han är märklig och dan
He is strange and stuff (idiomatically, where it is close to a filler)

Declension

Inflection of **dan**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	dan	—	—
neuter singular	dant	—	—
plural	dana	—	—
masculine plural²	dane	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	dane	—	—
all	dana	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

Related terms

References

“dan”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“dan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“dan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

-nad, and

Tarpia

Noun

dan

water

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1975), Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →DOI, page 128

Volapük

Noun

dan (genitive dana, uncountable)

thanks

Declension

Declension of *dan*
	Singular
Nominative	dan
Genitive	dana
Dative	dane
Accusative	dani
Predicative¹	danu
Vocative	o dan

Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

Warembori

Noun

dan

water

References

Mark Donohue, Warembori, Lincom Europa, 1999

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/
Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Soft mutation of tan (“under”).

Preposition

dan (triggers soft mutation on a following noun)

under
Synonym: islaw
(literary) soft mutation of tan (“under”)
Synonym: islaw

Usage notes

In literary Welsh, tan can mean both "under" and "until". In Welsh usage today, however, dan (originally the soft mutation of tan) has become a preposition in its own right with the meaning "under" whereas tan means "until", retaining the meaning "under" in certain expressions, compound words and place names. Modern dan or tan are not usually mutated. o dan is an alternative to dan.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)
	singular	plural
first person	danof	danom
second person	danot	danoch
third person	dano m dani f	danynt

Personal forms (colloquial)
	singular	plural
first person	dano i/fi, dana i	danon ni
second person	danot ti, danat ti	danoch chi
third person	dano fe/fo m dani hi f	danyn nhw

Alternative forms

o dan

Derived terms

dan adain (“under the wing of, under the protection of”)
dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
dan bwysau (“under pressure”)
dan din (“underhanded, deceitfully”)
dan do (“indoors”)
dan ddylanwad (“under influence”)
dan glo (“under lock and key”)
dan haul (“under the sun”)
dan nawdd (“under the auspices of”)
dan oed (“underage”)
dan ofal (“under the care of”)
dan sang (“crowded, packed”)
dan warant (“under guarantee”)
dan y don (“under the sea”)
dan y gyfraith (“under the law”)
dan y rhod (“under the sun”)
dan ystyriaeth (“under consideration”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tan*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tan	dan	nhan	than

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

Etymology 2

Verb

dan

(North Wales) first-person plural present colloquial of bod

Synonyms

ydym, ŷm (literary)
ŷn (South Wales)

Mutation

Dan does not mutate.

Western Maninkakan

Noun

dan

border

Wogeo

Noun

dan

(fresh) water

References

Mats Exter, Phonetik und Phonologie des Wogeo (2003), Arbeitspapier, Neue Folge 46, Colonha, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Köln, page 65
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

Yola

Etymology

Cognate with English dan (“dan buoy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dan

A marker for pots and nets.

References

Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎^[7], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 156

Yoruba

Alternative forms

dẹn (Òǹkò)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dã̄/

Verb

dan

(transitive) to counteract or neutralize someone's charm or spell
àwọn ológùn-ún dan araa wọn ― The men with ritual powers neutralized each other's spells

Derived terms

ìdan
ẹ̀dan (“neutralizing charm”)
adan

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

dẹ́n (Òǹkò)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dã́/

Verb

dán

(intransitive, copulative, stative, descriptive) to shine, to be smooth
àwọ̀ ọ́ dán ― The skin is shining
(transitive) to polish or shine something
(transitive) to boast
Synonyms: dánnu, janu
(transitive) to scrape or smoothen something; to shave
Synonym: fá

ó dán orí rẹ̀ ― He shaved his head

Usage notes

Sense 3 is primarily used in the form dánnu

Derived terms

adán
dánnu
dánrí-dánrí (“one who shaves his head bald”)
dídán (“polished/shining”)
àdúmáadán (“someone dark-skinned and shining”)
ìdán

Zhuang

Noun

dan

(anatomy, immunology) lymph node
Synonym: boq

[1] “dan” in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

[1]

			personal				possessive
			subject case		object case		masculine referent	feminine / neuter referent	plural referent
			full	reduced	full	reduced	masculine referent	feminine / neuter referent	attributive	independent
singular	1st		ik	'k	mi		man	min		minen
	2nd		dü	–	di		dan	din		dinen
	3rd	m	hi	'r	ham	'n	san	sin		sinen
	3rd	f or n	hat	at, 't	ham	at, 't	san	sin		sinen
plural	1st		wi	'f	üs		üüs			üüsen
	1st		wi	'f	üs		üsens
	2nd		jam	'm	jam		jau			jauen
	2nd		jam	'm	jam		jamens
	3rd		jo	's	jo	's	hör			hören
	3rd		jo	's	jo	's	hörens

			personal				possessive
			subject case		object case		singular referent	plural referent
			full	reduced	full	reduced	singular referent	attributive	independent
singular	1st		ik	'k	mi		min		minen
	2nd		dü	–	di		din		dinen
	3rd	m	hi	'r	höm	'n	sin		sinen
		f	jü	's	höör	's	höör		höören
		n	hat	et, 't	höm	et, 't	sin		sinen

dual	1st		wat		unk		unk		unken
	2nd		at		junk		junk		junken
	3rd		jat		jam	's	jaar		jaaren

plural	1st		wü		üüs		üüs		üüsen
	2nd		i		juu		juu		juuen
	3rd		ja	's	jam	's	jaar		jaaren

			simple		reflexive
			stem	iotated	reflexive
singular	first-person		dan	dani	danin
	second-person		ban	bani	banin
	third-person		en	eni	enin
dual	first-person	exclusive	aman	amani	amanin
	first-person	inclusive	nanan	nanani	nananin
	second-person		yan	yani	yanin
	third-person		lan	lani	lanin
plural	first-person	exclusive	emen	emeni	emenin
	first-person	inclusive	maman	mamani	mamanin
	second-person		yen	yeni	yenin
	third-person		len	leni	lenin

Translingual

Etymology

Symbol

See also

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 6

Preposition

See also

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Conjunction

Akan

Alternative forms

Noun

Antillean Creole

Etymology

Noun

References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

References

Biem

Noun

References

Blin

Pronunciation

Noun

Coordinate terms

References

Bonggo

Noun

References

Catalan

Verb

Cimbrian

Etymology

Conjunction

References

Cornish

Noun

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun