taran
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Russian тара́нь (taránʹ).
Noun[edit]
taran (plural tarans)
- A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.
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Breton[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Breton taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taran ? (plural taranoù)
Mutation[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Polish taran (“battering ram, naval ram”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taran m inan
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- taran in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- taran in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dongxiang[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *tarïxan, equivalent to tari (“to sow, to plant”) + -an.
Compare Mongolian тариа (taria).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taran
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tarać + -an, from trzeć.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taran m inan
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “taran”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading[edit]
- taran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ukrainian таран (taran).
Noun[edit]
taran n (plural taranuri)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) taran | taranul | (niște) taranuri | taranurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) taran | taranului | (unor) taranuri | taranurilor |
vocative | taranule | taranurilor |
References[edit]
- taran in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
taran
Tetum[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
taran
Further reading[edit]
- Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”).
Cognate with Cornish taran, Breton taran, Irish toirneach, Scottish Gaelic tàirneanach, Manx taarnagh.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaran/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈta(ː)ran/
Noun[edit]
taran f (plural taranau)
Usage notes[edit]
Welsh may employ the singular taran or plural taranau to correspond to English collective noun thunder depending on the context, e.g.
- Glywest ti’r daran ’na?
- Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. that (single) clap of thunder)
- Glywest ti’r taranau ’na?
- Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. those (several) claps of thunder)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- mellt (“lightning”)
Derived terms[edit]
- mellt a tharanau (“thunder and lightning”)
- taraniad (“thundering”)
- taranu (“to thunder”)
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
taran | daran | nharan | tharan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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