'un

See also: Appendix:Variations of "un"

English

Etymology

The apostrophe is not justified historically: this word preserves an original pronunciation of one without an initial /w/; see one for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌn/
• Rhymes: -ʌn

Pronoun

'un (plural 'uns)

1. (colloquial) One (a thing).

   Give me one of those round 'uns.

2. (colloquial, facetious or dialect) One (a person).

   We've got a clever 'un here!

3. (Cornwall) Him or her.
   • 1866, Higham, Dial., 14:

     Tom Trevarton had a piece of hoggan weth un.

Alternative forms

• 'n, un
• (uncommon, in some compounds, e.g. youngin, youins) in(s), 'in(s)

Derived terms

derivatives of 'un(s) and un(s)

• goodun
• green 'un
• li'l 'un, lil' 'un, lil'un
• pink 'un
• thick-un
• thissun
• wrong 'un
• young'un
• you-uns

Anagrams

• NU, Nu, nu

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən̪ˠ/, /ənˠ/

Preposition

’un

1. Contraction of chun.