tann
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sá, a descendant from Proto-Germanic *sa. Related to Old Norse sjá.
Pronunciation
- IPA: [tʰanː]
Pronoun
tann m, f sg
- (demonstrative) that
Declension
| Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tann (sá)† | tann (sú)† | tað |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tann | ta (tí) | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tí (tann) | tí / teirri | tí |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | tess | teirrar | tess |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | teir | tær | tey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | teir (tá)† | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | teirra | ||
Usage notes
- tann tjúgu ára gamla - the 20 year old f
- tann maður, sum ... - the one, who ...
- upp á tann máta! - oh, that way!
See also
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Noun
tann f