tan

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Translingual[edit]

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Symbol[edit]

tan

  1. (trigonometry) A symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.

Synonyms[edit]

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowing from French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish tanno- (“green oak”) – compare Breton tann (“red oak”), Old Cornish tannen –, from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰonu (“fir”). Related to Hittite [script needed] (tanau, “fir”)[script needed], Latin femur, genitive feminis (“thigh”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”), Avestan [script needed] (θanwarə), Sanskrit धनु (dhánu).

Noun[edit]

tan (plural tans)

  1. A yellowish-brown colour.
    tan colour:    
  2. A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
    She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
  3. The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
    • 1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65:
      In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint.
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Adjective[edit]

tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)

  1. Of a yellowish-brown.
    Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
  2. Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
    You’re looking very tan this week.
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Etymology 2[edit]

As a verb, from Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian (“to tan a hide”), from Latin tannare.

Verb[edit]

tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past and past participle tanned)

  1. (intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
    No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn.
  2. (transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.[1] To work as a tanner.
  3. (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
    • 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
      "Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you."
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Etymology 3[edit]

From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.

Numeral[edit]

tan

  1. (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.[2]

Etymology 4[edit]

Borrowing from Armenian թան (tʿan).

Noun[edit]

tan

  1. An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh

Translations[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

From the Cantonese pronunciation of 擔

Noun[edit]

tan (usually uncountable, plural tans)

  1. Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.

Etymology 6[edit]

From Old English tān (“twig, switch”), from Proto-Germanic *tainaz (“rod, twig, straw, lot”).

Noun[edit]

tan (plural tans)

  1. (dialectal) A twig or small switch.
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ See Wikipedia article on Tanning.
  2. ^ See Wikipedia article on Yan Tan Tethera

Anagrams[edit]

Breton[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tan m (plural tanioù)

  1. fire

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tan

  1. so, such
  2. (in comparisons, tan ... com) as ... as

Related terms[edit]

  • tant (“so much, so many”)

Chuukese[edit]

Noun[edit]

tan

  1. dream

Cornish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).

Noun[edit]

tan m (plural tanow)

  1. fire

Mutation[edit]

  Mutation of tan  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
tan dan than unchanged unchanged unchanged

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Gaulish *tanno- (“oak”), from Latin tannum (“oak bark”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Paris)
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Noun[edit]

tan m (plural tans)

  1. pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)

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Galician[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tan

  1. so, as (in comparisons)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Usually paired with como, as tan […] como

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French temps (“time, weather”).

Noun[edit]

tan

  1. time
  2. weather

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from tanít, tanul, etc. Created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒn]
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  • Hyphenation: tan

Noun[edit]

tan (plural tanok)

  1. doctrine
  2. science of, theory, branch of instruction
  3. -logy, -graphy (in compound words)
  4. Something education-related (in compounds)

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative tan tanok
accusative tant tanokat
dative tannak tanoknak
instrumental tannal tanokkal
causal-final tanért tanokért
translative tanná tanokká
terminative tanig tanokig
essive-formal tanként tanokként
essive-modal — —
inessive tanban tanokban
superessive tanon tanokon
adessive tannál tanoknál
illative tanba tanokba
sublative tanra tanokra
allative tanhoz tanokhoz
elative tanból tanokból
delative tanról tanokról
ablative tantól tanoktól
Possessive forms of tan
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. tanom tanaim
2nd person sing. tanod tanaid
3rd person sing. tana tanai
1st person plural tanunk tanaink
2nd person plural tanotok tanaitok
3rd person plural tanuk tanaik

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たん

Lojban[edit]

Rafsi[edit]

tan

  1. rafsi of tsani.

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of tán.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of tǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of tàn.

Usage notes[edit]

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

tan m (oblique plural tans, nominative singular tans, nominative plural tan)

  1. pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)

Old Provençal[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin tantus.

Adverb[edit]

tan

  1. such; so much; to such and extent

Adjective[edit]

tan

  1. such; so much

References[edit]

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs.

Noun[edit]

tan f

  1. tooth

Declension[edit]

Declension of tan (consonant stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tan tannin tænder tændrina(r), -rena(r)
accusative tan tannina, -ena tænder tændrina(r), -rena(r)
dative tan, tanne tanninni, -inne tannum, -om tannumin, -omen
genitive tanna(r) tanninna(r) tanna tannanna

Descendants[edit]

Somali[edit]

Determiner[edit]

tan

  1. this (feminine)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tam.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tan

  1. so, as
    Eres tan rico como te sientes. - "You are as rich as you feel."

Usage notes[edit]

Usually paired with como: tan […] como - "as […] as"

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Turkic taŋ (“sky, sunrise, daylight”).

Noun[edit]

tan (definite accusative tanı, plural tanlar)

  1. dawn, twilight, sunrise, daylight
    O gece tan yeri ağırana kadar selâmettir.‎ ― On that night, there is peace till twilight.

Declension[edit]

declension of tan
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tan tanlar
definite accusative (belirtme) tanı tanları
dative (yönelme) tana tanlara
locative (bulunma) tanda tanlarda
ablative (ayrılma) tandan tanlardan
genitive (tamlayan) tanın tanların
possessive forms of tan
benim (my) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tanım tanlarım
definite accusative (belirtme) tanımı tanlarımı
dative (yönelme) tanıma tanlarıma
locative (bulunma) tanımda tanlarımda
ablative (çıkma) tanımdan tanlarımdan
genitive (tamlayan) tanımın tanlarımın
senin (your) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tanın tanların
definite accusative (belirtme) tanını tanlarını
dative (yönelme) tanına tanlarına
locative (bulunma) tanında tanlarında
ablative (çıkma) tanından tanlarından
genitive (tamlayan) tanının tanlarının
onun (her/his/its) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tanı tanları
definite accusative (belirtme) tanını tanlarını
dative (yönelme) tanına tanlarına
locative (bulunma) tanında tanlarında
ablative (çıkma) tanından tanlarından
genitive (tamlayan) tanının tanlarının
bizim (our) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tanımız tanlarımız
definite accusative (belirtme) tanımızı tanlarımızı
dative (yönelme) tanımıza tanlarımıza
locative (bulunma) tanımızda tanlarımızda
ablative (çıkma) tanımızdan tanlarımızdan
genitive (tamlayan) tanımızın tanlarımızın
sizin (your) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tanınız tanlarınız
definite accusative (belirtme) tanınızı tanlarınızı
dative (yönelme) tanınıza tanlarınıza
locative (bulunma) tanınızda tanlarınızda
ablative (çıkma) tanınızdan tanlarınızdan
genitive (tamlayan) tanınızın tanlarınızın
onların (their) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) tanları tanları
definite accusative (belirtme) tanlarını tanlarını
dative (yönelme) tanlarına tanlarına
locative (bulunma) tanlarında tanlarında
ablative (çıkma) tanlarından tanlarından
genitive (tamlayan) tanlarının tanlarının

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

tan (散, 珊, 潵, 㪚)

  1. to melt
  2. to dissolve, dissipate

References[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *tanos.

Preposition[edit]

tan

  1. until
  2. under
  3. while

Usage notes[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tan dan nhan than
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (tan).

Noun[edit]

tan

  1. smoke (from a fire)

References[edit]

  • Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind
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