tann

See also: Tann, tann-, tánn, tâʹnn, and tånn

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tann, from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”). Related to Old Cornish tannen and Gaulish *tannos (whence French tan).

Noun

tann m (collective singular tannen)

1. sessile oak

References

• Henry, Victor (1900), “tann”, in Lexique étymologique des termes les plus usuels du breton moderne (Bibliothèque bretonne armoricaine; III) (in French), Rennes: J. Plihon et L. Hervé

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, with extensive analogical levelling. Related to Old Norse sjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰanː]

Pronoun

tann m, f sg

1. (demonstrative) that

Article

tann m or f (definite)

1. the

   tann tjúgu ára gamla ― the 20 year old f

   tann maður, sum... ― the one who...

   upp á tann máta! ― oh, that way!

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tann (sá)†	tann (sú)†	tað
accusative	tann	ta (tí) (tá)†
dative	tí (tann) (teim)†	teirri / tí	tí
genitive	tess	teirrar	tess
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	teir	tær	tey
accusative	teir (tá)†
dative	teimum (teim)†
genitive	teirra

† obsolete

See also

• hin

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French attendre (“wait”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tãn/

Verb

tann

1. to wait

Mauritian Creole

Verb

tann

1. Medial form of tande

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Noun

tann f or m (definite singular tanna or tannen, indefinite plural tenner, definite plural tennene)

1. a tooth
2. prong

Derived terms

• fortann
• hoggtann
• melketann, mjølketann
• sabeltanntiger
• støttann, støyttann
• tannbørste
• tannemalje
• tannfe
• tannhelse
• tannhjul
• tannkjøtt
• tannkrem
• tannlege
• tannløs
• tannmerke
• tannpasta
• tannpine
• tannråte
• tannstikker
• tannverk
• visdomstann
• øye for øye, tann for tann

References

• “tann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑnː/

Noun

tann f (definite singular tanna, indefinite plural tenner, definite plural tennene)

1. a tooth
2. a cog (a cog on a gear)

Derived terms

• hoggtann
• mjølketann
• sabeltanntiger
• støyttann
• tannbørste
• tannemalje
• tannfe
• tanngard
• tannhelse
• tannhjul
• tannkjøt, tannkjøtt
• tannkrem
• tannlege
• tannmerke
• tannpasta
• tannpine
• tannverk
• visdomstann

References

• “tann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.