tanner

See also: Tanner

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtænɚ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Homophone: Tanner
• Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan +‎ -er.

Noun

tanner (plural tanners)

1. A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

Translations

person whose occupation is to tan

• Arabic: دَبَّاغ‎ (ar) (dabbāḡ)

  Egyptian Arabic: دباغ‎ m (dabbāḡ)

• Armenian: դաբաղ (hy) (dabał)
• Azerbaijani: dabbağ
• Belarusian: гарбар m (harbar), дубільшчык m (dubilʹščyk)
• Breton: kivijer (br) m
• Bulgarian: дерач m (derač)
• Catalan: adober m, adobera f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮匠 (zh) (píjiàng)

• Czech: koželuh m
• Danish: garver c
• Esperanto: tanisto
• Finnish: parkitsija (fi)
• French: tanneur (fr)
• German: Gerber (de) m
• Greek: βυρσοδέψης (el) m (vyrsodépsis)

  Ancient: βυρσοδέψης m (bursodépsēs), (later) βυρσεύς m (burseús)

• Hebrew: בורסקאי‎ m (bursekai)
• Hungarian: tímár (hu)
• Ingrian: nahkuri
• Irish: súdaire m, tonnadóir m, tonnleasaitheoir m
• Italian: pellaio (it) m, conciatore (it) m
• Japanese: 皮鞣し (かわなめし, kawanameshi)
• Macedonian: кожар m (kožar)
• Plautdietsch: Ladajoawa m
• Polish: garbarz (pl) m
• Portuguese: curtidor (pt) m
• Romanian: tăbăcar (ro) m, argăsitor (ro) m, pielar (ro) m
• Russian: коже́вник (ru) m (kožévnik), дуби́льщик (ru) m (dubílʹščik)
• Serbo-Croatian: kožar (sh) m, štavljač (sh) m
• Slovak: garbiar m
• Spanish: curtidor (es) m, curtidora (es) f
• Tagalog: mangungulti
• Telugu: చర్మకారుడు (te) (carmakāruḍu)
• Ukrainian: козолуп m (kozolup)
• Welsh: barcer m, crwynwr m, tanner m
• Yiddish: גאַרבער‎ m (garber)

Etymology 2

Probably from the name of the coin designer, John Sigismund Tanner (died 1775)

Noun

tanner (plural tanners)

1. (Britain, colloquial) A former British coin worth six old pence.

   Synonyms: hog, (from Cockney rhyming slang) lord, sixpence

   • 1851, George Borrow, chapter III, in Lavengro; the Scholar—the Gypsy—the Priest. […], volume II, London: John Murray […], →OCLC, page 32:

     [A]s you are so flash of your money, though you say you are poor, you may give me a tanner to buy a little baccy with; […]

   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 469:

     They'd say hello, maybe slip you a tanner.

Translations

sixpence coin

• Russian: шестипе́нсовик (ru) m (šestipénsovik)

Etymology 3

Noun

tanner (plural tanners)

1. A type of commercially-fished crab, Chionoecetes bairdi or Chionoecetes opilio.
   • 1979, United States. Bureau of Land Management, Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale:

     The new plant is assumed to result in additions to the resident fleet during the tanner and dungeness crab seasons and function as a port of call for an increased number of trollers, resulting in more local seafood processing.

   • 1993, Dana Stabenow, Dead in the Water, →ISBN, page 7:

     There were a few Dungeness, a couple of blue kings and one small and indignant squid, but mostly the pot was filled with tanners, Chionoecetes bairdi & Chionoecetes opilio.

   • 1993, Spike Walker, Working on the Edge, →ISBN:

     We had come here to catch tanner crab, which the Japanese were buying up as fast as we could catch them.

Adjective

tanner

1. comparative form of tan: more tan
   • 2011, Jasmine Rodriguez, Hematite, page 173:

     He was a lot tanner than I remembered, or maybe he just looked darker because of the change of light.

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tanner (genitive tandri, partitive tandrit)

1. Alternative form of tander

Inflection

Inflection of tanner (ÕS type 3/vaher, nd-nn gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	tanner	tandrid
accusative	tandri	tandrid
genitive	tandri	tandrite
partitive	tandrit	tandreid
illative	tandrisse	tandritesse tandreisse
inessive	tandris	tandrites tandreis
elative	tandrist	tandritest tandreist
allative	tandrile	tandritele tandreile
adessive	tandril	tandritel tandreil
ablative	tandrilt	tandritelt tandreilt
translative	tandriks	tandriteks tandreiks
terminative	tandrini	tandriteni
essive	tandrina	tandritena
abessive	tandrita	tandriteta
comitative	tandriga	tandritega

Finnish

Alternative forms

• tantere

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tander. Equivalent to *tante +‎ -re. Cognate to Karelian tanner, Karelian tannar, Veps tandar, Veps tandarta (“to tread down”), Veps tandreh, Estonian tanderdada (“id., dialectal”), Estonian tandermik (“playground”), Proto-Samic *tuontër (“a kind of mountain in Lapland”). Probably derived from Proto-Uralic *tante-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑnːer/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝nːe̞r]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑnːer
• Syllabification^(key): tan‧ner

Noun

tanner

1. an open flat area of land: field, yard
2. hard tamped or packed soil or snow

Declension

Inflection of tanner (Kotus type 49*J/askel, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		tanner tantere	tanteret tantereet
genitive		tanteren tantereen	tanterien tannerten tantereiden tantereitten
partitive		tannerta tanteretta	tanteria tantereita
illative		tantereen tantereeseen	tanteriin tantereisiin tantereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tanner tantere	tanteret tantereet
accusative	nom.	tanner tantere	tanteret tantereet
	gen.	tanteren tantereen
genitive		tanteren tantereen	tanterien tannerten tantereiden tantereitten
partitive		tannerta tanteretta	tanteria tantereita
inessive		tanteressa tantereessa	tanterissa tantereissa
elative		tanteresta tantereesta	tanterista tantereista
illative		tantereen tantereeseen	tanteriin tantereisiin tantereihin
adessive		tanterella tantereella	tanterilla tantereilla
ablative		tanterelta tantereelta	tanterilta tantereilta
allative		tanterelle tantereelle	tanterille tantereille
essive		tanterena tantereena	tanterina tantereina
translative		tantereksi tantereeksi	tanteriksi tantereiksi
instructive		—	tanterin tanterein
abessive		tanteretta tantereetta	tanteritta tantereitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tanner (type askel)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tantereni tantereeni tantereni tantereeni accusative nom. tantereni tantereeni tantereni tantereeni gen. tantereni tantereeni genitive tantereni tantereeni tanterieni tannerteni tantereideni tantereitteni partitive tannertani tanterettani tanteriani tantereitani inessive tanteressani tantereessani tanterissani tantereissani elative tanterestani tantereestani tanteristani tantereistani illative tantereeni tantereeseeni tanteriini tantereisiini tantereihini adessive tanterellani tantereellani tanterillani tantereillani ablative tantereltani tantereeltani tanteriltani tantereiltani allative tanterelleni tantereelleni tanterilleni tantereilleni essive tanterenani tantereenani tanterinani tantereinani translative tanterekseni tantereekseni tanterikseni tantereikseni instructive — — abessive tanterettani tantereettani tanterittani tantereittani comitative — tanterineni tantereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tanteresi tantereesi tanteresi tantereesi accusative nom. tanteresi tantereesi tanteresi tantereesi gen. tanteresi tantereesi genitive tanteresi tantereesi tanteriesi tannertesi tantereidesi tantereittesi partitive tannertasi tanterettasi tanteriasi tantereitasi inessive tanteressasi tantereessasi tanterissasi tantereissasi elative tanterestasi tantereestasi tanteristasi tantereistasi illative tantereesi tantereeseesi tanteriisi tantereisiisi tantereihisi adessive tanterellasi tantereellasi tanterillasi tantereillasi ablative tantereltasi tantereeltasi tanteriltasi tantereiltasi allative tanterellesi tantereellesi tanterillesi tantereillesi essive tanterenasi tantereenasi tanterinasi tantereinasi translative tantereksesi tantereeksesi tanteriksesi tantereiksesi instructive — — abessive tanterettasi tantereettasi tanterittasi tantereittasi comitative — tanterinesi tantereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tanteremme tantereemme tanteremme tantereemme accusative nom. tanteremme tantereemme tanteremme tantereemme gen. tanteremme tantereemme genitive tanteremme tantereemme tanteriemme tannertemme tantereidemme tantereittemme partitive tannertamme tanterettamme tanteriamme tantereitamme inessive tanteressamme tantereessamme tanterissamme tantereissamme elative tanterestamme tantereestamme tanteristamme tantereistamme illative tantereemme tantereeseemme tanteriimme tantereisiimme tantereihimme adessive tanterellamme tantereellamme tanterillamme tantereillamme ablative tantereltamme tantereeltamme tanteriltamme tantereiltamme allative tanterellemme tantereellemme tanterillemme tantereillemme essive tanterenamme tantereenamme tanterinamme tantereinamme translative tantereksemme tantereeksemme tanteriksemme tantereiksemme instructive — — abessive tanterettamme tantereettamme tanterittamme tantereittamme comitative — tanterinemme tantereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tanterenne tantereenne tanterenne tantereenne accusative nom. tanterenne tantereenne tanterenne tantereenne gen. tanterenne tantereenne genitive tanterenne tantereenne tanterienne tannertenne tantereidenne tantereittenne partitive tannertanne tanterettanne tanterianne tantereitanne inessive tanteressanne tantereessanne tanterissanne tantereissanne elative tanterestanne tantereestanne tanteristanne tantereistanne illative tantereenne tantereeseenne tanteriinne tantereisiinne tantereihinne adessive tanterellanne tantereellanne tanterillanne tantereillanne ablative tantereltanne tantereeltanne tanteriltanne tantereiltanne allative tanterellenne tantereellenne tanterillenne tantereillenne essive tanterenanne tantereenanne tanterinanne tantereinanne translative tantereksenne tantereeksenne tanteriksenne tantereiksenne instructive — — abessive tanterettanne tantereettanne tanterittanne tantereittanne comitative — tanterinenne tantereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tanterensa tantereensa tanterensa tantereensa accusative nom. tanterensa tantereensa tanterensa tantereensa gen. tanterensa tantereensa genitive tanterensa tantereensa tanteriensa tannertensa tantereidensa tantereittensa partitive tannertaan tanterettaan tannertansa tanterettansa tanteriaan tantereitaan tanteriansa tantereitansa inessive tanteressaan tantereessaan tanteressansa tantereessansa tanterissaan tantereissaan tanterissansa tantereissansa elative tanterestaan tantereestaan tanterestansa tantereestansa tanteristaan tantereistaan tanteristansa tantereistansa illative tantereensa tantereeseensa tanteriinsa tantereisiinsa tantereihinsa adessive tanterellaan tantereellaan tanterellansa tantereellansa tanterillaan tantereillaan tanterillansa tantereillansa ablative tantereltaan tantereeltaan tantereltansa tantereeltansa tanteriltaan tantereiltaan tanteriltansa tantereiltansa allative tanterelleen tantereelleen tanterellensa tantereellensa tanterilleen tantereilleen tanterillensa tantereillensa essive tanterenaan tantereenaan tanterenansa tantereenansa tanterinaan tantereinaan tanterinansa tantereinansa translative tanterekseen tantereekseen tantereksensa tantereeksensa tanterikseen tantereikseen tanteriksensa tantereiksensa instructive — — abessive tanterettaan tantereettaan tanterettansa tantereettansa tanterittaan tantereittaan tanterittansa tantereittansa comitative — tanterineen tantereineen tanterinensa tantereinensa

Derived terms

• tannertaa (“to tread down, tread tough”) (dialectal)

Compounds

• taistelutanner
• sotatanner

See also

• manner
• mantere
• penger
• penkere
• kinner
• kintere
• Tonttu Tonteri (a traditional name for a pixy)
• Tonteri (a Finnish surname)

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

French

Etymology

From tan +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ne/

• Audio

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• Homophones: tannai, tanné, tannée, tannées, tannés, tannez

Verb

tanner

1. (transitive) to tan (in leather-making)
2. (transitive) to beat physically, whip, thrash
3. (transitive) to exasperate, annoy, make someone sick of something

Conjugation

Conjugation of tanner (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	tanner
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	tannant /ta.nɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		tanné /ta.ne/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	tanne /tan/	tannes /tan/	tanne /tan/	tannons /ta.nɔ̃/	tannez /ta.ne/	tannent /tan/
	imperfect	tannais /ta.nɛ/	tannais /ta.nɛ/	tannait /ta.nɛ/	tannions /ta.njɔ̃/	tanniez /ta.nje/	tannaient /ta.nɛ/
	past historic2	tannai /ta.ne/	tannas /ta.na/	tanna /ta.na/	tannâmes /ta.nam/	tannâtes /ta.nat/	tannèrent /ta.nɛʁ/
	future	tannerai /tan.ʁe/	tanneras /tan.ʁa/	tannera /tan.ʁa/	tannerons /tan.ʁɔ̃/	tannerez /tan.ʁe/	tanneront /tan.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	tannerais /tan.ʁɛ/	tannerais /tan.ʁɛ/	tannerait /tan.ʁɛ/	tannerions /ta.nə.ʁjɔ̃/	tanneriez /ta.nə.ʁje/	tanneraient /tan.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	tanne /tan/	tannes /tan/	tanne /tan/	tannions /ta.njɔ̃/	tanniez /ta.nje/	tannent /tan/
	imperfect2	tannasse /ta.nas/	tannasses /ta.nas/	tannât /ta.na/	tannassions /ta.na.sjɔ̃/	tannassiez /ta.na.sje/	tannassent /ta.nas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	tanne /tan/	—	tannons /ta.nɔ̃/	tannez /ta.ne/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

• “tanner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Verb

tanner

1. Alternative form of taner

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-nn, *-nns, *-nnt are modified to n, ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of tanner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		tanner			avoir tanné
gerund		en tannant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		tannant
past participle		tanné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	tan	tannes	tanne	tannons	tannez	tannent
	imperfect	tannoie, tanneie, tannoe, tanneve	tannoies, tanneies, tannoes, tanneves	tannoit, tanneit, tannot, tanneve	tanniiens, tanniens	tanniiez, tanniez	tannoient, tanneient, tannoent, tannevent
	preterite	tannai	tannas	tanna	tannames	tannastes	tannerent
	future	tannerai	tanneras	tannera	tannerons	tanneroiz, tannereiz, tannerez	tanneront
	conditional	tanneroie, tannereie	tanneroies, tannereies	tanneroit, tannereit	tanneriiens, tanneriens	tanneriiez, tanneriez	tanneroient, tannereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	tan	tans	tant	tannons	tannez	tannent
	imperfect	tannasse	tannasses	tannast	tannissons, tannissiens	tannissoiz, tannissez, tannissiez	tannassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	tanne	—	tannons	tannez	—

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَنُّور‎ (tannūr).

Noun

tanner (definite accusative tanneri, plural tannerler)

1. plate
2. dish

Synonyms

• tabak