taran
English edit
Etymology edit
From Russian тара́нь (taránʹ).
Noun edit
taran (plural tarans)
- A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.
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Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Old Breton taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taran ? (plural taranoù)
Mutation edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Polish taran (“battering ram, naval ram”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taran m inan
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Dongxiang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *tarïxan, equivalent to tari (“to sow, to plant”) + -an.
Compare Mongolian тариа (taria).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taran
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From tarać + -an, from trzeć.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taran m inan
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “taran”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading edit
- taran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ukrainian таран (taran).
Noun edit
taran n (plural taranuri)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) taran | taranul | (niște) taranuri | taranurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) taran | taranului | (unor) taranuri | taranurilor |
vocative | taranule | taranurilor |
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Spanish edit
Verb edit
taran
Tetum edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
taran
Further reading edit
- Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”).
Cognate with Cornish taran, Breton taran, Irish toirneach, Scottish Gaelic tàirneanach, Manx taarnagh.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaran/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈta(ː)ran/
Noun edit
taran f (plural taranau)
Usage notes edit
Welsh may employ the singular taran or plural taranau to correspond to English collective noun thunder depending on the context, e.g.
- Glywest ti’r daran ’na?
- Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. that (single) clap of thunder)
- Glywest ti’r taranau ’na?
- Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. those (several) claps of thunder)
Coordinate terms edit
- mellt (“lightning”)
Derived terms edit
- mellt a tharanau (“thunder and lightning”)
- taraniad (“thundering”)
- taranu (“to thunder”)
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
taran | daran | nharan | tharan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies