aren

See also: åren, ären, and Ären

Danish

Noun

aren c

1. definite singular of ar

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

aren

1. Plural form of aar
2. Plural form of are

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Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃ln.

Noun

aren f

1. (anatomy) elbow

Synonyms

• enîşk

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• are, ere, eren

Etymology

From Old English earon, earun, arun, alternative present plural of wesan (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *arun, an innovated third-person present plural of *beuną (“to be, become”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːrən/, /ˈarən/

Verb

aren

1. Plural present indicative form of been

Usage notes

The usual plural form of been is aren in the North, been in the Midlands, and beth in the South; sind also existed, especially early on, but was not the predominant form in any area.

Descendants

• English: are

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Spanish

Verb

aren

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of arar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of arar.
3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of arar.

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Swedish

Noun

aren

1. definite plural of ar

Anagrams

• -erna, Arne, Enar, Erna, enar, eran, rean, rena

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arenn, from Proto-Celtic *ārū. Cognate with Old Irish áru and perhaps more distantly with Hittite [script needed] (ḫaḫri-), Latin rēn, and Tocharian A āriñc (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈarɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaːrɛn/

Noun

aren f (plural arennau)

1. kidney

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aren	unchanged	unchanged	haren
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “aren”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies