tañer

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See also: taner and Taner

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin tangere, tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-. Doublet of tangir, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taˈɲeɾ/ [t̪aˈɲeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: ta‧ñer

Verb[edit]

tañer (first-person singular present taño, first-person singular preterite tañí, past participle tañido)

  1. to play (an instrument)
  2. to ring (a bell)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Chavela Vargas, La noche de mi amor:
      Quiero la alegría de un barco volviendo / Y mil campanas de gloria tañendo / Para brindar la noche de mi amor
      I want the joy of a boat returning / And one thousand bells of glory ringing / To toast the night of my love
  3. to strum
  4. (obsolete, archaic) to touch

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