tanta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tanta"

Asturian

Adjective

tanta

1. feminine singular of tantu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈtan.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈtan.ta]

Adjective

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tant

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋta/

Determiner

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tant

Pronoun

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tant

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish tante, from French tante, from Latin amita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʰan̥ta]
• Rhymes: -an̥ta

Noun

tanta f (genitive singular töntu, nominative plural töntur)

1. (informal) aunt

Usage notes

This word is not very commonly used, and then only informally, even jocularly. Normally, the more general word frænka, referring to either an aunt (or great-aunt, etc.) or female cousin, or the more specific words föðursystir (“paternal aunt”) and móðursystir (“maternal aunt”), are used.

Declension

Declension of tanta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tanta	tantan	töntur	tönturnar
accusative	töntu	töntuna	töntur	tönturnar
dative	töntu	töntunni	töntum	töntunum
genitive	töntu	töntunnar	tantna, tanta	tantnanna, tantanna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ta/
• Rhymes: -anta
• Hyphenation: tàn‧ta

Determiner

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Adverb

tanta

1. (informal) feminine singular of tanto

Usage notes

• In popular usage, adverbial tanto is allowed to agree with a following adjective, e.g. tante poche (“so few”), tanta lunga (“so long”).

Anagrams

• Natta, natta

Latin

Adjective

tanta

1. inflection of tantus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

tantā

1. ablative feminine singular of tantus

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tanten

Noun

tanta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of tante

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tanta f (definite singular tanta, indefinite plural tanter or tantor, definite plural tantene or tantone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tante
2. definite singular of tante

Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French tante.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

tanta f (plural tantas)

1. aunt

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch tante.

Noun

tanta

1. aunt

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.tɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: tan‧ta
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ

Determiner

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Quechua

Adverb

tanta

1. together, adjacent

Noun

tanta

1. meeting, gathering

Usage notes

Not to be confused with thanta, t'anta.

Declension

Declension of tanta

	singular	plural
nominative	tanta	tantakuna
accusative	tantata	tantakunata
dative	tantaman	tantakunaman
genitive	tantap	tantakunap
locative	tantapi	tantakunapi
terminative	tantakama	tantakunakama
ablative	tantamanta	tantakunamanta
instrumental	tantawan	tantakunawan
comitative	tantantin	tantakunantin
abessive	tantannaq	tantakunannaq
comparative	tantahina	tantakunahina
causative	tantarayku	tantakunarayku
benefactive	tantapaq	tantakunapaq
associative	tantapura	tantakunapura
distributive	tantanka	tantakunanka
exclusive	tantalla	tantakunalla

Possessive forms of tanta

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative tantay tantaykuna accusative tantayta tantaykunata dative tantayman tantaykunaman genitive tantaypa tantaykunap locative tantaypi tantaykunapi terminative tantaykama tantaykunakama ablative tantaymanta tantaykunamanta instrumental tantaywan tantaykunawan comitative tantaynintin tantaykunantin abessive tantayninnaq tantaykunannaq comparative tantayhina tantaykunahina causative tantayrayku tantaykunarayku benefactive tantaypaq tantaykunapaq associative tantaypura tantaykunapura distributive tantayninka tantaykunanka exclusive tantaylla tantaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative tantayki tantaykikuna accusative tantaykita tantaykikunata dative tantaykiman tantaykikunaman genitive tantaykipa tantaykikunap locative tantaykipi tantaykikunapi terminative tantaykikama tantaykikunakama ablative tantaykimanta tantaykikunamanta instrumental tantaykiwan tantaykikunawan comitative tantaykintin tantaykikunantin abessive tantaykinnaq tantaykikunannaq comparative tantaykihina tantaykikunahina causative tantaykirayku tantaykikunarayku benefactive tantaykipaq tantaykikunapaq associative tantaykipura tantaykikunapura distributive tantaykinka tantaykikunanka exclusive tantaykilla tantaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative tantan tantankuna accusative tantanta tantankunata dative tantanman tantankunaman genitive tantanpa tantankunap locative tantanpi tantankunapi terminative tantankama tantankunakama ablative tantanmanta tantankunamanta instrumental tantanwan tantankunawan comitative tantanintin tantankunantin abessive tantanninnaq tantankunannaq comparative tantanhina tantankunahina causative tantanrayku tantankunarayku benefactive tantanpaq tantankunapaq associative tantanpura tantankunapura distributive tantaninka tantankunanka exclusive tantanlla tantankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative tantanchik tantanchikkuna accusative tantanchikta tantanchikkunata dative tantanchikman tantanchikkunaman genitive tantanchikpa tantanchikkunap locative tantanchikpi tantanchikkunapi terminative tantanchikkama tantanchikkunakama ablative tantanchikmanta tantanchikkunamanta instrumental tantanchikwan tantanchikkunawan comitative tantanchiknintin tantanchikkunantin abessive tantanchikninnaq tantanchikkunannaq comparative tantanchikhina tantanchikkunahina causative tantanchikrayku tantanchikkunarayku benefactive tantanchikpaq tantanchikkunapaq associative tantanchikpura tantanchikkunapura distributive tantanchikninka tantanchikkunanka exclusive tantanchiklla tantanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative tantayku tantaykukuna accusative tantaykuta tantaykukunata dative tantaykuman tantaykukunaman genitive tantaykupa tantaykukunap locative tantaykupi tantaykukunapi terminative tantaykukama tantaykukunakama ablative tantaykumanta tantaykukunamanta instrumental tantaykuwan tantaykukunawan comitative tantaykuntin tantaykukunantin abessive tantaykunnaq tantaykukunannaq comparative tantaykuhina tantaykukunahina causative tantaykurayku tantaykukunarayku benefactive tantaykupaq tantaykukunapaq associative tantaykupura tantaykukunapura distributive tantaykunka tantaykukunanka exclusive tantaykulla tantaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative tantaykichik tantaykichikkuna accusative tantaykichikta tantaykichikkunata dative tantaykichikman tantaykichikkunaman genitive tantaykichikpa tantaykichikkunap locative tantaykichikpi tantaykichikkunapi terminative tantaykichikkama tantaykichikkunakama ablative tantaykichikmanta tantaykichikkunamanta instrumental tantaykichikwan tantaykichikkunawan comitative tantaykichiknintin tantaykichikkunantin abessive tantaykichikninnaq tantaykichikkunannaq comparative tantaykichikhina tantaykichikkunahina causative tantaykichikrayku tantaykichikkunarayku benefactive tantaykichikpaq tantaykichikkunapaq associative tantaykichikpura tantaykichikkunapura distributive tantaykichikninka tantaykichikkunanka exclusive tantaykichiklla tantaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative tantanku tantankukuna accusative tantankuta tantankukunata dative tantankuman tantankukunaman genitive tantankupa tantankukunap locative tantankupi tantankukunapi terminative tantankukama tantankukunakama ablative tantankumanta tantankukunamanta instrumental tantankuwan tantankukunawan comitative tantankuntin tantankukunantin abessive tantankunnaq tantankukunannaq comparative tantankuhina tantankukunahina causative tantankurayku tantankukunarayku benefactive tantankupaq tantankukunapaq associative tantankupura tantankukunapura distributive tantankunka tantankukunanka exclusive tantankulla tantankukunalla

See also

• tantay
• khuska

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanta/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: tan‧ta

Determiner

tanta

1. feminine singular of tanto

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Cf. Aukan tanto.

Noun

tanta

1. aunt

Coordinate terms

• omu

Tumbuka

Verb

-tanta (infinitive kutanta)

1. to cross a stream using stepping stones.

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[1], Central Africana Limited, page 137