tantu
AsturianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
tantu m sg (feminine singular tanta, neuter singular tanto, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantes)
NounEdit
tantu m (plural tantos)
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀢𑀼 (taṃtu).
NounEdit
tantu m
DeclensionEdit
Declension table of "tantu" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | tantu | tantavo or tantū |
Accusative (second) | tantuṃ | tantavo or tantū |
Instrumental (third) | tantunā | tantūhi or tantūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | tantussa or tantuno | tantūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | tantusmā or tantumhā | tantūhi or tantūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | tantussa or tantuno | tantūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | tantusmiṃ or tantumhi | tantūsu |
Vocative (calling) | tantu | tantave or tantavo |
ReferencesEdit
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “tantu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 296
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tantu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 322
PapiamentuEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese tanto and Spanish tanto.
AdjectiveEdit
tantu
AdverbEdit
tantu