duan

Etymology

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic duan, from Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no- (compare Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”) and Latin damnum (“damage”)), from *deh₂p- (“to sacrifice”).

Noun

duan (plural duans)

1. A division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a canto.
   • 1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII):

     Till what is call'd, in Ossian, the fifth Duan

2. A poem or song.

References

• “duan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Danu, Duna, Düna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduan/, [ˈduː.än]

Verb

duan

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of dua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduan/

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• Rhymes: -uan
• Hyphenation: du‧an

Adjective

duan

1. accusative singular of dua