tan
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[edit] Translingual
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tan
- (mathematics) A symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.
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[edit] Etymology 1
French tan 'tanbark', from Gaulish tanno 'live oak' (compare Breton tann 'red oak', Old Cornish tannen), from Proto-Indo-European *dhonu 'fir' (compare Hittite tanau 'fir', Latin femur, gen. feminis 'thigh', German Tann 'woods', Tanne 'fir', Ancient Greek thámnos 'thicket', Avestan θanwarə, gen. θanwanō 'bow', Sanskrit dhánus, gen. dhánvanus 'bow').
[edit] Noun
tan (plural tans)
- A yellowish-brown colour.
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tan colour:
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- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- 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.
- 1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65:
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[edit] Adjective
tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)
- Of a 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.
- You’re looking very tan this week.
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- Bulgarian: жълтокафяв (žâltokafjav) m. (1), жълтокафява (žâltokafjava) f. (1), жълтокафяво (žâltokafjavo) n. (3)
[edit] Etymology 2
Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian 'to tan a hide', from Anglo-Norman tanner, from tan. See above.
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tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past and past participle tanned)
- (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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[edit] Etymology 3
From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.
[edit] Cardinal number
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]
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[edit] Breton
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *teφnet- (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).
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- IPA: /ˈtɑ̃ːn/
[edit] Noun
tan m. (plural tanioù)
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tan
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[edit] Cornish
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *teφnet- (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).
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tan m. (plural tanow)
[edit] Galician
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tan
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Usually paired with como, as tan […] como
[edit] Haitian Creole
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From French temps (“time, weather”)
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tan
[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Etymology
Back-formation from tanít, tanul, etc. Created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.
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- IPA: /ˈtɒn/
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tan (plural tanok)
- doctrine
- science of, theory, branch of instruction
- -logy, -graphy (in compound words)
- Something education-related (in compounds)
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tan
- Nonstandard spelling of tān.
- Nonstandard spelling of tán.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of tàn.
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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From tanto
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tan
[edit] Usage notes
Usually paired with como: tan […] como - "as […] as"
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tan (definite accusative tanı)
- dawn, twilight
- O gece tan yeri ağırana kadar selâmettir. - "On that night, there is peace till twilight."
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[edit] Preposition
tan
[edit] Usage notes
- Triggers the soft mutation on any noun following.
- Not to be confused with tân.
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| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tan | dan | nhan | than |
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