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1. numeral One.
2. indefinite article determiner, masculine singular A, an.
Spelling (1-2): Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into ũn’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For feminine singular: una, or un’ before words beginning with a vowel or h-; for masculine plural, ũns; feminine plural: unas.
Etymology: From Latin unus.