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Pronunciation

  • AHD: wŭn
  • IPA: /wʌn/
  • SAMPA: /wVn/

Homophones

Etymology

Old English an (same word as an), from Germanic *ainaz, from PIE *oinos. Cognate to German ein, French un, Russian один (odin).

Cardinal number

The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. The number of heads a typical human has.
  • The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor; usually called first but sometimes number one.

  • Translations

    Pronoun

    Used in either the nominative or accusative case. (Reflexive case:
    oneself or one's self)

    1. any person or thing. (nominative case)
      Example: One shouldn't be too quick to judge.
    2. any person or thing. (accusative case)
      Example: I want the green one.

    Translations

    • Breton: den ebet, unan bennak (1), an hini (2)
    • Catalan: algú m (1), qualcú m (1), alguna f (1), qualcuna f (1), la (2)
    • Dutch: ze (1), men (1), iemand (1), ene (1), de (2)
    • Esperanto: iu (1), la (2)
    • French: on (1), quelqu'un (1); (not translated: the + adj + one is translated as le + adj m, la + adj f; the plural form is les + adj m/f pl) (2)
    • German: man
    • Interlingua: uno (1), alcuno (1); expressions of the type "one" + transitive verb + direct object are also rendered with the reflexive pronoun se: one sees the sea = le mar se vide (litt. the sea sees itself); not translated in (2): I want the green one = io vole le verde (lit. I want the green).
    • Italian: si (1), qualcuno (1); (not translated: the + adj + one is translated as il + adj m; lo + adj m beginning with ps, gn, x, z or s + consonant; la + adj f; the plural forms are i + adj m pl; gli + adj m pl beginning with ps, gn, x, z or s + consonant; and le + adj f pl) (2)
    • Portuguese: a pessoa f, alguém (1); expressions of the (1) type are also rendered with the reflexive pronoun se: one shouldn't be too quick to judge = não se deve ser rápido demais em julgar; not translated in (2): I want the green one = eu quero o verde (lit. I want the green).
    • Romanian: unul m, una f; cineva (1)
    • Spanish: uno (1), alguien (1), el m (2), la f
    • Turkish: biri (1), birini (1)
    • Vietnamese: mình (1); thứ, cái, loại 2)

    Noun

    1. The digit/figure 1

    Translations




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