tanae

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tanawyos (compare Welsh tenau), from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ταναός (tanaós, “outstretched, tall”), Latin tenuis, Old Norse þunnr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtane/

Adjective

tanae

1. thin

Descendants

• Irish: tanaí
• Manx: thanney
• Scottish Gaelic: tana

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
tanae	thanae	tanae pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.