an

Meaning

year

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑ̃/

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”).

Sentences

Après un an de mariage !

After a year of marriage!

Une seule génération est produite par an .

Only one generation is produced per year.

Ah ! nous sommes dans des draps qui ne sont pas blanchis depuis un an .

Ah! we are in sheets that have not been bleached for a year.

Son frère Jeremiah Harriette, d'un an son aîné , est lui aussi footballeur .

His brother Jeremiah Harriette, one year his senior, is also a footballer.