tangens

See also: Tangens and tångens

Czech

Alternative forms

• tangenta

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaŋɡɛns]

Noun

tangens m inan (indeclinable)

1. (trigonometry) tangent

Related terms

• arkustangens m
• kotangens m

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens. Cf. German Tangens.

Noun

tangens

1. (trigonometry) tangent (trigonometrical function)

   Tangens til 0 er 0, og tangens til 90 grader er udefineret.

   The tangent of 0 is 0, and the tangent of 90 degrees is undefined.

Related terms

• tangent

References

• “tangens” in Den Danske Ordbog

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens. With -ens ending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒŋɡɛnʃ]
• Hyphenation: tan‧gens
• Rhymes: -ɛnʃ

Noun

tangens (plural tangensek)

1. (trigonometry) tangent

   Coordinate terms: szinusz, koszinusz

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	tangens	tangensek
accusative	tangenst	tangenseket
dative	tangensnek	tangenseknek
instrumental	tangenssel	tangensekkel
causal-final	tangensért	tangensekért
translative	tangenssé	tangensekké
terminative	tangensig	tangensekig
essive-formal	tangensként	tangensekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	tangensben	tangensekben
superessive	tangensen	tangenseken
adessive	tangensnél	tangenseknél
illative	tangensbe	tangensekbe
sublative	tangensre	tangensekre
allative	tangenshez	tangensekhez
elative	tangensből	tangensekből
delative	tangensről	tangensekről
ablative	tangenstől	tangensektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	tangensé	tangenseké
non-attributive possessive – plural	tangenséi	tangensekéi

Possessive forms of tangens

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	tangensem	tangenseim
2nd person sing.	tangensed	tangenseid
3rd person sing.	tangense	tangensei
1st person plural	tangensünk	tangenseink
2nd person plural	tangensetek	tangenseitek
3rd person plural	tangensük	tangenseik

Derived terms

• tangenstétel

Further reading

• tangens in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of tangō (“touch”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ɡens/, [ˈt̪äŋɡẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.d͡ʒens/, [ˈt̪än̠ʲd͡ʒens]

Participle

tangēns (genitive tangentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. touching, grasping
2. reaching, arriving at
3. attaining to
4. moving, affecting
5. coming home to

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	tangēns			tangentēs	tangentia
genitive	tangentis			tangentium
dative	tangentī			tangentibus
accusative	tangentem	tangēns		tangentēs tangentīs	tangentia
ablative	tangente tangentī1			tangentibus
vocative	tangēns			tangentēs	tangentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

tangēns f (genitive tangentis); third declension

1. (mathematics) tangent

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	tangēns	tangentēs
genitive	tangentis	tangentium
dative	tangentī	tangentibus
accusative	tangentem	tangentēs tangentīs
ablative	tangente	tangentibus
vocative	tangēns	tangentēs

Descendants

• Catalan: tangent
• Danish: tangens, tangent
• English: tangent
• French: tangent, tangente
• German: Tangens, Tangente
• Italian: tangente
• Portuguese: tangente
• Romanian: tangent
• Russian: тангенс (tangens)
• Spanish: tangent
• Swedish: tangent

Polish

tangens

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin tangēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋ.ɡɛns/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋɡɛns
• Syllabification: tan‧gens

Noun

tangens m inan (related adjective tangensowy)

1. (trigonometry) tangent (in a right triangle, the ratio of the sine to the cosine of an angle)

   Hypernym: funkcja trygonometryczna

   Coordinate terms: cosecans, cosinus, cotangens, secans, sinus

Declension

Declension of tangens

	singular	plural
nominative	tangens	tangensy
genitive	tangensa/tangensu	tangensów
dative	tangensowi	tangensom
accusative	tangens	tangensy
instrumental	tangensem	tangensami
locative	tangensie	tangensach
vocative	tangensie	tangensy

Related terms

adjective

• tangensoidalny

adverb

• tangensoidalnie

noun

• tangensoida

Further reading

• tangens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin (linea) tangens.

Noun

tangens c

1. (mathematics) tangent (trigonometric function)

   Synonyms: tan, (dated) tangent

   Tangens för 45 grader är 1

   The tangent of 45 degrees is 1

Declension

Declension of tangens

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tangens	tangens
	definite	tangensen	tangensens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• tangens in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tangens in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tangens in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)