itan
See also: -itan
Fon edit
Etymology edit
From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Gun itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn
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itàn
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
itan
- Romanization of 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽
Gun edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Fon itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn
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Japanese edit
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itan
Pipil edit
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-itan
- under, beneath, below
- Wetzki itan ne mesaj ne tisat
- The pencil fell under the table
Usage notes edit
- The relational noun -itan does not double the initial i for the third-person singular.
Declension edit
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
Possible cognates include Nupe ètàn, Fon itàn, Igala ìtà, and Edo ìtàn
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ìtàn
- history, story
- family history, genealogy, lineage
- Synonym: ìtàn ìdílé
Derived terms edit
- ìtàn àròsọ (“myth, legend, fable”)
- ìtàn àtẹnudẹ́nu (“oral history”)
- pàtàn; pìtàn
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Etymology 2 edit
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itan
- thigh
- Synonyms: pópótọn, gbògbòlótan
Etymology 3 edit
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tan (“to relate, to be family”)
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ìtan