Czech

Noun

Dán m

1. Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)

Declension

Related terms

• Dánka
• Dánsko
• dánský
• dánština

Slovak

Noun

Dán m ‎(genitive singular Dána, nominative plural Dáni, declension pattern of chlap)

1. Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)

Declension

Related terms

• Dánka
• Dánsko
• dánsky
• dánčina

Hungarian

Adjective

dán (not comparable)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark, its people or language)

Noun

dán ‎(plural dánok)

1. Danish (person)
2. (singular only) Danish (language)

Derived terms

• Dánia
• Dán Királyság

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dán m ‎(“gift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in applying the principles of a special science; science; skill applied to the material or subject-matter of art; artistic faculty, art; especially the poetic faculty; the art of poetry; poem, song, verse, rhyme; an industrial pursuit of a skilled nature; a craft, trade, business, office, calling, profession; a profession as represented by its practisers collectively, the members of a trade as a body; an occupation, function, business; an allotted task; a payment”).

Noun

dán m ‎(genitive singular dáin, nominative plural dánta or dána)

1. (literary) gift, offering
2. (literary) craft, calling: allotted task
3. art, faculty, art of poetry
4. poem
5. (one's) lot, fate

Declension

• Alternative plura: dána

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

dán m ‎(genitive singular dáin, nominative plural dáin)

1. halter (for cow's horns)

Declension

Mutation

References

• "dán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “dán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.