tan

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Translingual [edit]

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Symbol [edit]

tan

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

English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From 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, genitive feminis (“thigh”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Ancient Greek θάμνος (thamnos, “thicket”), Avestan  (θanwarə), geitive  (θanwanō, “bow”), Sanskrit धनुस् (dhánus), genitive  (dhánvanus, “bow”)). Verb from Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian (“to tan a hide”), from Anglo-Norman tanner, from tan.

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.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
colour
darkening of skin
bark of tree
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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.
Translations [edit]
colour
dark skin
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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."
Translations [edit]
to become tan due to exposure to sun
to turn animal hide into leather
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Etymology 2 [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]

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 *teɸnet- (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈtɑ̃ːn/

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”)

Cornish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

tan m (plural tanow)

  1. fire

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 taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈtɒn/

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]

declension of tan
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
possessives of tan
possessor singular possession plural possession
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]

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 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.

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From tanto

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]

Noun [edit]

tan (definite accusative tanı, plural tanlar)

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

Welsh [edit]

Preposition [edit]

tan

  1. until
  2. under
  3. while

Usage notes [edit]

Mutation [edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tan dan nhan than
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