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Etymology

Old English an (same word as an), from Germanic *ainaz, from PIE *oinos. Cognate to German ein, French un, Russian один (odin).

Cardinal number

one

  1. The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. The number of heads a typical human has.
  2. The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor; usually called first but sometimes number one.

Translations

cardinal number


ordinal number See first and number one'

Pronoun

one

Used in either the nominative or accusative case. (Reflexive case: oneself or one's self)

  1. Any person or thing (nominative case)
    One shouldn't be too quick to judge.
  2. Any person or thing (accusative case)
    Example: I want the green one.

Translations

nominative

  • Breton: den ebet, unan bennak
  • Catalan: algú m, qualcú m, alguna f, qualcuna f
  • Dutch: ze, men, iemand, ene
  • Esperanto: iu
  • French: on, quelqu'un
  • German: man
  • Hindi: Not translated
  • Interlingua: uno, alcuno; expressions of the type "one" + transitive verb + direct object are also rendered with the reflexive pronoun se: "one sees the sea" = "le mar se vide" (literally, "the sea sees itself")
  • Italian: si, qualcuno
  • Portuguese: a pessoa f, alguém; expressions of this type are also rendered with the reflexive pronoun se: "One shouldn't be too quick to judge" = "Não se deve ser rápido demais em julgar"
  • Romanian: unul m, una f; cineva
  • Spanish: uno, alguien
  • Swedish: man
  • Turkish: biri, birini
  • Vietnamese: mình


accusative

  • Breton: an hini
  • Catalan: la
  • Dutch: de
  • Esperanto: la
  • French: Not translated:
    • "the" + adjective + "one" is translated as le + m adjective,
    • la + f adjective;
    • the plural form is les + m/f plural adjective;
      "I want the green one" = "Je veux le vert"/"Je veux la verte" (literally, "I want the green").
  • Hindi: Not translated:
    "I want the green one" = "हरावाला चाहता हूँ" (the adj. and the verb agree) (literally, "I want the one which is green").
  • Interlingua: Not translated: "I want the green one" = "io vole le verde" (literally, "I want the green").
  • Italian: Not translated:
    • "the" + adjective + "one" is translated as il + m adjective; lo + m adjective beginning with ps, gn, x, z or s + consonant;
    • la + f adjective;
    • the plural forms are i + m plural adjective; gli + m plural adjective beginning with ps, gn, x, z or s + consonant;
    • and le + f plural adjective;
      "I want the green one" = "Voglio il verde"/"Voglio la verde" (literally, "I want the green").
  • Portuguese: Not translated: "the" + adjective + "one" is translated as o + m adjective or a + f adjective; "I want the green one" = "eu quero o verde"/"eu quero a verde" (literally, "I want the green").
  • Spanish: Not translated: "the" + adjective + "one" is translated as el + m adjective or la + f adjective; "I want the green one" = "quiero el verde"/"quiero la verde" (literally, "I want the green").
  • Swedish: Not translated: "I want the green one" = "Jag vill ha den gröna" (common)/"Jag vill ha det gröna" (neuter) (literally, "I want the green").
  • Vietnamese: thứ, cái, loại


Noun

one (plural ones)

  1. The digit or figure 1.
  2. (US) A one-dollar bill.

Translations

digit or figure

  • Czech: jednička f
  • Finnish: ykkönen
  • French: un m (is this invariant?)
  • German: Eins
  • Interlingua: uno
  • Italian: uno m (is this invariant?)
  • Polish: jedynka f
  • Portuguese: um m
  • Romanian: unu m
  • Swedish: etta


dollar bill

  • Italian: biglietto m di un dollaro


Adjective

one

  1. One year of age; one year old.
    "My baby is one - in six months she'll be one and a half."

Translations


  • French: Not translated using an adjective: he is one - il a un an
  • Italian: Not translated using an adjective: he is one - ha un anno



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