թան
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"
Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Armenian թան (tʻan), from Old Armenian թան (tʻan).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /tʰan/ invalid IPA characters (//)
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /tan/ invalid IPA characters (//)
Noun
թան • (tʻan)
- tan (a kind of drink)
- buttermilk
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | թան (tʻan) | թաներ (tʻaner) | ||
| dative | թանի (tʻani) | թաների (tʻaneri) | ||
| ablative | թանից (tʻanicʻ) | թաներից (tʻanericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | թանով (tʻanov) | թաներով (tʻanerov) | ||
| locative | թանում (tʻanum) | թաներում (tʻanerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | թանը/թանն (tʻanə/tʻann) | թաները/թաներն (tʻanerə/tʻanern) | ||
| dative | թանին (tʻanin) | թաներին (tʻanerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | թանս (tʻans) | թաներս (tʻaners) | ||
| dative | թանիս (tʻanis) | թաներիս (tʻaneris) | ||
| ablative | թանիցս (tʻanicʻs) | թաներիցս (tʻanericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | թանովս (tʻanovs) | թաներովս (tʻanerovs) | ||
| locative | թանումս (tʻanums) | թաներումս (tʻanerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | թանդ (tʻand) | թաներդ (tʻanerd) | ||
| dative | թանիդ (tʻanid) | թաներիդ (tʻanerid) | ||
| ablative | թանիցդ (tʻanicʻd) | թաներիցդ (tʻanericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | թանովդ (tʻanovd) | թաներովդ (tʻanerovd) | ||
| locative | թանումդ (tʻanumd) | թաներումդ (tʻanerumd) | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Cappadocian Greek: τάνι (táni)
- → English: tan
- → Laz: თანი (tani)
- → Pontic Greek: τάν (tán)
- → Russian: тан (tan)
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian թան (tʻan).
Noun
թան • (tʻan) (genitive singular թանի)
- tan (a kind of drink)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: թան (tʻan)
Further reading
- Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “թան”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt; to flow, stream”), whence also թանամ (tʻanam, “to make wet”). Thus, literally “wet food”. Typologically compare the dialectal Armenian թացան (tʻacʻan, “dairy victuals eaten with bread”) from թաց (tʻacʻ, “wet”).
Noun
թան • (tʻan)
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | թան (tʻan) | թանք (tʻankʻ) | |
| genitive | թանի (tʻani) | թանից (tʻanicʻ) | |
| dative | թանի (tʻani) | թանից (tʻanicʻ) | |
| accusative | թան (tʻan) | թանս (tʻans) | |
| ablative | թանէ (tʻanē) | թանից (tʻanicʻ) | |
| instrumental | թանիւ (tʻaniw) | թանիւք (tʻaniwkʻ) | |
| locative | թանի (tʻani) | թանս (tʻans) | |
| the i-stem is claimed by Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui, without supporting attestations | |||
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: թան (tʻan)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 149ab
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “թան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 794–795
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 152
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 97
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 213a