vaan
See also: vään
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch vāne, from Old Dutch *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvaan f or n (plural vanen, diminutive vaantje n)
- vane, small flag (often pointed or pronged)
- banner, battle standard
- Synonyms: banier, krijgsstandaard, standaard
- weathervane
- Synonyms: windvaan, windwijzer
- (historical, otherwise archaic) A measure of volume for beer and other drinks, equivalent to about 5 litres.
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editFinnish
editEtymology
editOriginally a dialectal and interchangeable variant of vain (specifically perhaps originally from the singular instructive *vajan, or directly from the plural instructive form, compare pohjaanen < *pohjainen, standard pohjoinen). A singular instructive of vaka is another possibility. The differences in use were introduced as a part of the standard language. Has also been compared with Middle Low German wan (“only, if; but; if only”), which is probably not the direct origin (as asserted by some) but likely served as a reinforcing influence.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editvaan
- (coordinating) but (... instead), (but) rather (introducing a word or clause in contrast or contradiction with the preceding negative clause or sentence, wholly rejecting that clause)
- Near-synonym: mutta
- Se ei ole musta, vaan punainen.
- It is not black, but red.
- (coordinating) yet, but (but, however; introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence; generally implies a more subjective statement on part of the speaker than mutta)
- Near-synonym: mutta
- Vaan kuinka väärässä olinkaan.
- Yet how wrong I was.
Adverb
editvaan (colloquial)
- Alternative form of vain (all senses)
- Elämä on unta vaan. [Elämä on unta vain.]
- Life is but a dream.
- Sä annoit mulle vaan kaks’ euroo. [(Sinä) annoit minulle vain kaksi euroa.]
- You gave to me only two euros.
Further reading
edit- “vaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
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