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- 1 Translingual
- 2 English
- 3 Ainu
- 4 Breton
- 5 Catalan
- 6 Chuukese
- 7 Cornish
- 8 French
- 9 Fula
- 10 Galician
- 11 Haitian Creole
- 12 Hungarian
- 13 Iban
- 14 Japanese
- 15 Javanese
- 16 Jingpho
- 17 Mandarin
- 18 Middle Irish
- 19 Old English
- 20 Old French
- 21 Old Irish
- 22 Old Occitan
- 23 Old Swedish
- 24 Somali
- 25 Spanish
- 26 Sranan Tongo
- 27 Turkish
- 28 Vietnamese
- 29 Welsh
- 30 Wolof
- 31 Yámana
- 32 Yogad
- 33 Zay
tan definition
Overview
This page has 69 definitions of tan with English translations in 17 languages. Tan is a symbol, noun, an adjective, verb, numeral, determiner, romanization, an adverb, particle and preposition. Examples of how to use tan in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
Translingual tan definition
Symbol
tan
- (trigonometry) The symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.
Usage notes
The symbol tan is prescribed by the ISO 80000-2:2019 standard. The symbol tg, traditionally preferred in Eastern Europe and Russia, is explicitly deprecated by ISO 80000-2:2019.
Alternative forms
English tan definition
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish tanno- (“green oak”) – compare Breton tann (“red oak”), Old Cornish tannen –, from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”), of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰonu (“fir”). Per this hypothesis, related to Hittite [script needed] (tanau, “fir”), Latin femur, genitive feminis (“thigh”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuarə), Sanskrit धनु (dhánu).
Noun
tan (plural tans)
- A yellowish-brown colour.
- tan:
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- I'm hoping to get a tan this weekend at the beach.
- 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.
Derived terms
- catch a tan
- farmer's tan
- suntan
- tanbark
- tan heat
- tan line
Translations
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Adjective
tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)
- Yellowish-brown.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
Translations
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Etymology 2
As a verb, from Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian (“to tan a hide”), from Latin tannare.
Verb
tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past and past participle tanned)
- (transitive, 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.
- (transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.[1] To work as a tanner.
- (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."
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3
From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.
Numeral
tan
- (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
Borrowed from Armenian թան (tʿan).
Noun
tan
Translations
Etymology 5
Borrowed from Cantonese 擔/担 (daam3).
Noun
tan (usually uncountable, plural tans)
- Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
Etymology 6
From Middle English *tan, from Old English tān (“twig, shoot, switch”), from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic *tainaz (“rod, twig, straw, lot”).
Noun
tan (plural tans)
Related terms
References
Anagrams
Ainu tan definition
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ta (“this”) + an (“is”), literally “this being”.
Pronunciation
Determiner
tan (Kana spelling タン, plural tanokay)
- (demonstrative) this
Derived terms
- tanpe (tanpe, “this”)
- tanto (tanto, “today”)
See also
Breton tan definition
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).
Pronunciation
Noun
tan m (plural tanioù)
Inflection
Catalan tan definition
Pronunciation
Adverb
tan
Derived terms
Related terms
- tant (“so much, so many”)
Further reading
- “tan” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chuukese tan definition
Noun
tan
Cornish tan definition
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).
Noun
tan m (plural tanow)
Mutation
French tan definition
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Gaulish *tanno- (“oak”), from Latin tannum (“oak bark”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?). Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *tanno- (“green oak”).
Noun
tan m (plural tans)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2
Determiner
tan n (singular, plural tes)
See also
Related terms
Possessee | ||||||
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Singular | Plural | |||||
Masculine | Feminine | |||||
Possessor | Singular | First person | mon1 | ma | mes | |
Second person | ton1 | ta | tes | |||
Third person | son1 | sa | ses | |||
Plural | First person | notre | nos | |||
Second person | votre2 | vos2 | ||||
Third person | leur | leurs |
- 1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
- 2 Also used as the polite singular form.
Fula tan definition
Alternative forms
- tun (Pular)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
tan
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular). (however tun is more common in Pular of Futa Jalon)
Adverb
tan
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular). (however tun is more common in Pular of Futa Jalon)
References
- M.O. Diodi, Dictionnaire bilingue fulfuldé-français, français-fulfuldé, Niger(?), 1994.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
- F.W. de St. Croix and the Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages, Bayero University, Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Kano: The Centre, 1998.
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
Galician tan definition
Adverb
tan
Usage notes
Haitian Creole tan definition
Etymology
From French temps (“time, weather”).
Noun
tan
Hungarian tan definition
Etymology
Back-formation from tanít, tanul, etc. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
Noun
tan (plural tanok)
- doctrine, lore
- science of, theory, branch of instruction
- (as a suffix in compounds) -logy, -ology, -graphy (a branch of learning; a study of a particular subject)
- Synonym: tudomány
- (as a prefix in compounds) educational, academic
- Synonym: tanulmányi
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
tané | tanoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
tanéi | tanokéi |
Possessive forms of tan | ||
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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
- alaktan
- állattan
- ásványtan
- barlangtan
- belvíztan
- beszédhangtan
- csonttan
- elektromosságtan
- embertan
- éghajlattan
- élettan
- éremtan
- fejlődéstan
- fénytan
- földtan
- gombatan
- gyógyszerhatástan
- gyógyszertan
- hittan
- hőtan
- idegkórtan
- járványtan
- jelentéstan
- kóroktan
- kórtan
- környezettan
- közgazdaságtan
- kőzettan
- leszármazástan
- légkörtan
- lélektan
- madártan
- méregtan
- mértan
- mozgástan
- módszertan
- névtan
- növénytan
- nyelvjárástan
- nyelvtan
- orvostan
- összhangzattan
- rendszertan
- rovartan
- sejttan
- számtan
- szövettan
- testtan
- vegytan
- víztan
Further reading
- tan in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Iban tan definition
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tahən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tan
- resistant (not easily damaged)
- perseverant
- undamaged
- invincible
- detained
Verb
tan
Derived terms
Japanese tan definition
Romanization
tan
Entry: tan
Javanese tan definition
Alternative forms
Other scripts | |
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Carakan | ꦠꦤ꧀ |
Roman | tan |
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese tan.
Pronunciation
Particle
tan
- (common expression of negation)
Jingpho tan definition
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese တန်း (tan:).
Noun
tan
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, DOI: , ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Mandarin tan definition
Romanization
tan
- Nonstandard spelling of tān.
- Nonstandard spelling of tán.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of tàn.
Usage notes
- 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.
Middle Irish tan definition
Etymology
From Old Irish tan, from Proto-Celtic *tanā (“(point in) time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néh₂, from *ten- (“to stretch”).
Noun
tan f
- (point in) time
Derived terms
- in tan (“when”)
- in tan sin (“then”)
Descendants
- Irish: tan
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tan, tain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old English tan definition
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tainaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
tān m
Declension
Derived terms
- mistiltān
Old French tan definition
Etymology
From Gaulish *tannos (attested in the place names Tannetum and Tannogilum), from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”).
Noun
tan m (oblique plural tans, nominative singular tans, nominative plural tan)
Old Irish tan definition
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tanā (“(point in) time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néh₂, from *ten- (“to stretch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tan f
- (point in) time
Declension
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | tanL | tainL | tanaH |
Vocative | tanL | tainL | tanaH |
Accusative | tainN | tainL | tanaH |
Genitive | taineH | tanL | tanN |
Dative | tainL | tanaib | tanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- in tan (“when”)
Descendants
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tan, tain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Occitan tan definition
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adverb
tan
- such; so much; to such and extent
Adjective
tan
- such; so much
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “tantus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 13: T–Ti, page 85
Old Swedish tan definition
Etymology
From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs.
Pronunciation
Noun
tan f
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: tand
Somali tan definition
Determiner
tan
- this (feminine)
Spanish tan definition
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
tan
Usage notes
Usually paired with como: tan […] como - "as […] as"
or with que: tan […] que - "so […] that"
Determiner
tan
- such, such a
- ¡Ese tipo es tan patán! ― That guy is such a jerk!
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tan”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo tan definition
Etymology
Verb
tan
Turkish tan definition
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طاك (taŋ), from Common Turkic *taŋ.
Noun
tan (definite accusative tanı, plural tanlar)
- dawn, twilight
- O gece tan yeri ağırana kadar selâmettir. ― On that night, there is peace till twilight.
Declension
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Locative | tanda | tanlarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
Vietnamese tan definition
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 散 (SV: tán, tản).
Pronunciation
Verb
Derived terms
References
Welsh tan definition
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *tanai, dative of *tanā, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥néh₂.
Pronunciation
Preposition
tan (triggers soft mutation on a following noun)
Usage notes
In literary Welsh, tan can mean both "under" and "until". In Welsh usage today, however, dan (originally the soft mutation of tan) has become a preposition in its own right with the meaning "under" whereas tan means "until", retaining the meaning "under" in certain expressions, compound words and place names. Modern dan or tan are not usually mutated. o dan is an alternative to dan.
See also
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
Wolof tan definition
Noun
tan (definite form tan mi)
Yámana tan definition
Noun
tan
Yogad tan definition
Adverb
tan
Zay tan definition
Etymology
Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (tan).
Noun
tan
- smoke (from a fire)
References
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind