tan

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      Translingual

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      Symbol

      tan

      1. (mathematics) A symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.
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      English

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      From French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish tanno (“live oak”) (compare Breton tann (“red oak”), Old Cornish tannen), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰonu (“fir”) (compare Hittite  (tanau, “fir”), Latin femur, genitive feminis (“thigh”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Ancient Greek θάμνος (thamnos, “thicket”), Avestan  (θanwarə), geitive  (θanwanō, “bow”), Sanskrit धनुस् (dhánus), genitive  (dhánvanus, “bow”)). Verb from Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian (“to tan a hide”), from Anglo-Norman tanner, from tan.

      Noun

      tan (plural tans)

      1. A yellowish-brown colour.
        tan colour:    
      2. A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
        She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
      3. The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
        • 1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65:
          In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint.
      Derived terms
      Translations
      colour
      darkening of skin
      bark of tree
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      • Bulgarian: тен (ten) m
      • Romanian: bronz n

      Adjective

      tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)

      1. Of a yellowish-brown.
        Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
      2. Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
        You’re looking very tan this week.
      Translations
      colour
      dark skin
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      • Bulgarian: жълтокафяв (žâltokafjav) m (1), жълтокафява (žâltokafjava) f (1), жълтокафяво (žâltokafjavo) n (3)

      Verb

      tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past and past participle tanned)

      1. (intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
        No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn.
      2. (transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.[1] To work as a tanner.
      3. (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
        • 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
          "Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you."
      Translations
      to become tan due to exposure to sun
      to turn animal hide into leather
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      Etymology 2

      From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.

      Numeral

      tan

      1. (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.[2]

      References

      1. ^ See Wikipedia article on Tanning.
      2. ^ See Wikipedia article on Yan Tan Tethera

      Anagrams

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      Breton

      Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *teɸnet- (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈtɑ̃ːn/

      Noun

      tan m (plural tanioù)

      1. fire
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      Catalan

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      tan

      1. so, such
      2. (in comparisons, tan ... com) as ... as

      Related terms

      • tant (“so much, so many”)
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      Cornish

      Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *teɸnet- (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).

      Noun

      tan m (plural tanow)

      1. fire
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      Galician

      Adverb

      tan

      1. so, as (in comparisons)

      Usage notes

      Usually paired with como, as tan […] como

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      Haitian Creole

      Etymology

      From French temps (“time, weather”)

      Noun

      tan

      1. time
      2. weather
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      Hungarian

      Etymology

      Back-formation from tanít, tanul, etc. Created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      tan (plural tanok)

      1. doctrine
      2. science of, theory, branch of instruction
      3. -logy, -graphy (in compound words)
      4. Something education-related (in compounds)

      Declension

      declension of tan
      singular plural
      nominative tan tanok
      accusative tant tanokat
      dative tannak tanoknak
      instrumental tannal tanokkal
      causal-final tanért tanokért
      translative tanná tanokká
      terminative tanig tanokig
      essive-formal tanként tanokként
      essive-modal - -
      inessive tanban tanokban
      superessive tanon tanokon
      adessive tannál tanoknál
      illative tanba tanokba
      sublative tanra tanokra
      allative tanhoz tanokhoz
      elative tanból tanokból
      delative tanról tanokról
      ablative tantól tanoktól
      possessives of tan
      possessor singular possession plural possession
      1st person sing. tanom tanaim
      2nd person sing. tanod tanaid
      3rd person sing. tana tanai
      1st person plural tanunk tanaink
      2nd person plural tanotok tanaitok
      3rd person plural tanuk tanaik

      Derived terms

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      Lojban

      Rafsi

      tan

      1. rafsi of tsani.
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      Mandarin

      Romanization

      tan

      1. Nonstandard spelling of tān.
      2. Nonstandard spelling of tán.
      3. Nonstandard spelling of tǎn.
      4. Nonstandard spelling of tàn.

      Usage notes

      English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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      Spanish

      Etymology

      From tanto

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      tan

      1. so, as
        Eres tan rico como te sientes. - "You are as rich as you feel."

      Usage notes

      Usually paired with como: tan […] como - "as […] as"

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      Turkish

      Noun

      tan (definite accusative tanı, plural tanlar)

      1. dawn, twilight
        O gece tan yeri ağırana kadar selâmettir. - "On that night, there is peace till twilight."

      Declension

      declension of tan
      singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
      nominative (yalın) tan tanlar
      definite accusative (belirtme) tanı tanları
      dative (yönelme) tana tanlara
      locative (bulunma) tanda tanlarda
      ablative (çıkma) tandan tanlardan
      genitive (tamlayan) tanın tanların
      possessive forms of tan
      nominative singular plural
      benim (my) tanım tanlarım
      senin (your) tanın tanların
      onun (his/her/its) tanı tanları
      bizim (our) tanımız tanlarımız
      sizin (your) tanınız tanlarınız
      onların (their) tanları tanları
      accusative singular plural
      benim (my) tanımı tanlarımı
      senin (your) tanını tanlarını
      onun (his/her/its) tanını tanlarını
      bizim (our) tanımızı tanlarımızı
      sizin (your) tanınızı tanlarınızı
      onların (their) tanlarını tanlarını
      dative singular plural
      benim (my) tanıma tanlarıma
      senin (your) tanına tanlarına
      onun (his/her/its) tanına tanlarına
      bizim (our) tanımıza tanlarımıza
      sizin (your) tanınıza tanlarınıza
      onların (their) tanlarına tanlarına
      locative singular plural
      benim (my) tanımda tanlarımda
      senin (your) tanında tanlarında
      onun (his/her/its) tanında tanlarında
      bizim (our) tanımızda tanlarımızda
      sizin (your) tanınızda tanlarınızda
      onların (their) tanlarında tanlarında
      ablative singular plural
      benim (my) tanımdan tanlarımdan
      senin (your) tanından tanlarından
      onun (his/her/its) tanından tanlarından
      bizim (our) tanımızdan tanlarımızdan
      sizin (your) tanınızdan tanlarınızdan
      onların (their) tanlarından tanlarından
      genitive singular plural
      benim (my) tanımın tanlarımın
      senin (your) tanının tanlarının
      onun (his/her/its) tanının tanlarının
      bizim (our) tanımızın tanlarımızın
      sizin (your) tanınızın tanlarınızın
      onların (their) tanlarının tanlarının
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      Welsh

      Preposition

      tan

      1. until
      2. under
      3. while

      Usage notes

      Mutation

      Welsh mutation
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      tan dan nhan than
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