tango

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See also tangò, tangó, and Tango

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æŋɡəʊ

[edit] Etymology

Argentine-Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“‘to dance’”)).

[edit] Noun

Singular
tango

Plural
tangos or tangoes

tango (plural tangos or tangoes)

  1. A Latin American ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
  2. The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
  3. The letter T in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
  4. (slang) enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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  5. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine
    tango colour:    

[edit] Translations

ballroom dance
letter T in ICAO spelling alphabet
letter T in NATO phonetic alphabet
(slang) terrorist
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  • French: tango m. (2,3)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to tango

Third person singular
tangoes

Simple past
tangoed

Past participle
tangoed

Present participle
tangoing

to tango (third-person singular simple present tangoes, present participle tangoing, simple past and past participle tangoed)

  1. To dance the tango.
  2. (slang) To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.

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[edit] Danish

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[edit] Etymology

From Spanish tango.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /tanɡo/, [ˈtˢɑŋɡ̊o]

[edit] Noun

tango c. (singular definite tangoen, plural indefinite tangoer)

  1. tango

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of “tango”
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative tango tangoen tangoer tangoerne
genitive tangos tangoens tangoers tangoernes

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈt̪ɑŋːo̞]
  • Hyphenation: tan‧go

[edit] Noun

tango

  1. tango

[edit] Declension

Declension of tango (type valo)
singular plural
nominative tango tangot
genitive tangon tangojen
partitive tangoa tangoja
accusative tango
tangon		 tangot
inessive tangossa tangoissa
elative tangosta tangoista
illative tangoon tangoihin
adessive tangolla tangoilla
ablative tangolta tangoilta
allative tangolle tangoille
essive tangona tangoina
translative tangoksi tangoiksi
instructive – tangoin
abessive tangotta tangoitta
comitative – tangoineen

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: tɑ̃.go

[edit] Noun

tango m. (plural tangos)

  1. tango (dance)

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

tango

  1. First-person singular present tense of tangere.

[edit] Noun

tango m. (plural tanghi)

  1. tango

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

present active tangō, present infinitive tangere, perfect active tetigī, supine tāctum.

  1. (transitive) I touch, grasp.
    Noli me tangere.
    Don't touch me.
  2. (transitive) I reach, arrive at.
  3. (transitive) I attain to.
  4. (transitive) I move, affect.
  5. (transitive) I come home to.

[edit] Inflection

    Third Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tangō tangis tangit tangimus tangitis tangunt
future tangam tangēs tanget tangēmus tangētis tangent
imperfect tangēbam tangēbās tangēbat tangēbāmus tangēbātis tangēbant
perfect tetigī tetigistī tetigit tetigimus tetigistis tetigērunt
pluperfect tetigeram tetigerās tetigerat tetigerāmus tetigerātis tetigerant
future perfect tetigerō tetigeris tetigerit tetigerimus tetigeritis tetigerint
passive present tangor tangēris tangitur tangimur tangiminī tanguntur
future tangar tangēris tangētur tangēmur tangēminī tangentur
imperfect tangēbar tangēbāris tangēbātur tangēbāmur tangēbāminī tangēbantur
perfect Use tāctus m., tācta f., tāctum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use tāctus m., tācta f., tāctum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
future perfect Use tāctus m., tācta f., tāctum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tangam tangās tangat tangāmus tangātis tangant
imperfect tangerem tangerēs tangeret tangerēmus tangerētis tangerent
perfect tetigerim tetigerīs tetigerit tetigerīmus tetigerītis tetigerint
pluperfect tetigissem tetigissēs tetigisset tetigissēmus tetigissētis tetigissent
passive present tangar tangāris tangātur tangāmur tangāminī tangantur
imperfect tangērer tangērēris tangērētur tangērēmur tangērēminī tangērentur
perfect Use tāctus m., tācta f., tāctum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use tāctus m., tācta f., tāctum n. followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular tange tangitō tangitō tangere tangitor tangitor
plural tangite tangitōte tanguntō tangiminī — tanguntor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives tangere tetigisse tāctūrus esse tangī tāctus esse tāctum īrī
participles tangēns (tangentis) — tāctūrus -ra, -rum — tāctus -a, -um tangendus -nda, -ndum

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[edit] Noun

tango

  1. cucumber
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