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an

/an/

Rhymes with -an

Where it comes from

From Latin annus (“year”), from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”). Compare Megleno-Romanian an and Aromanian an.

noun ani · ai · an · anul · anii

masculine year

In English

year time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun

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"an." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/an. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{an_2026,
  title = {an},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/an},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}