tao
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
tao
- (Chinese philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the way in which to live one's life.
NounEdit
tao (usually uncountable, plural taos)
- (historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tao
- Indicative present connegative form of takoa.
- Second person singular imperative present form of takoa.
- Second person singular imperative present connegative form of takoa.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of tao (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tao | — | |
| genitive | taon | — | |
| partitive | taoa | — | |
| illative | taoon | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tao | — | |
| accusative | nom. | tao | — |
| gen. | taon | ||
| genitive | taon | — | |
| partitive | taoa | — | |
| inessive | taossa | — | |
| elative | taosta | — | |
| illative | taoon | — | |
| adessive | taolla | — | |
| ablative | taolta | — | |
| allative | taolle | — | |
| essive | taona | — | |
| translative | taoksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | taotta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
AnagramsEdit
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sinitic 道 (dào, “way, path”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (plural in -k, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tao | taok |
| accusative | taot | taokat |
| dative | taonak | taoknak |
| instrumental | taoval | taokkal |
| causal-final | taoért | taokért |
| translative | taová | taokká |
| terminative | taoig | taokig |
| essive-formal | taoként | taokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | taoban | taokban |
| superessive | taon | taokon |
| adessive | taonál | taoknál |
| illative | taoba | taokba |
| sublative | taora | taokra |
| allative | taohoz | taokhoz |
| elative | taoból | taokból |
| delative | taoról | taokról |
| ablative | taotól | taoktól |
| Possessive forms of tao | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | taom | taoim |
| 2nd person sing. | taod | taoid |
| 3rd person sing. | taoja | taoi |
| 1st person plural | taonk | taoink |
| 2nd person plural | taotok | taoitok |
| 3rd person plural | taojuk | taoik |
Derived termsEdit
IlocanoEdit
JapaneseEdit
MalagasyEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq. Compare Indonesian taruh
NounEdit
tao
VerbEdit
tao
- to do
- to prepare, arm, take precautions
Related termsEdit
| Focus (Voice) | |
| Agent (Active) |
man-form: manao |
| mi-form: mitao | |
| om-form: -- | |
| Patient (Passive) |
-- |
| alternate: -- | |
| a-form: atao | |
| voa-form: voatao | |
| tafa-form: -- | |
| Goal (Relative) |
an-form: anaovana |
| i-form: itaovana |
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
tao
- Nonstandard spelling of tāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of táo.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of tào.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
MaoriEdit
SamoanEdit
TagalogEdit
PronunciationEdit
- tah'-oh
EtymologyEdit
From Classical Tagalog ᜆᜂ (tao), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *Cau
NounEdit
tao
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Vietic *soː
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
- (informal, familiar) I; me (used to indicate a position superior to that of the person being addressed; reciprocal word – mày)