itan

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See also: -itan

Fon

Etymology

From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Gun itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

Noun

itàn

  1. story, history
    Synonyms: hwenuxó, tàn, xó

Gothic

Romanization

itan

  1. Romanization of 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Fon itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

Noun

itàn (plural itàn lɛ́ or itàn lẹ́)

  1. story, history
    Synonyms: hwenuxó, whenuhó

Japanese

Romanization

itan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いたん

Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈitaŋ/

Noun

-itan

  1. under, beneath, below
    Wetzki itan ne mesaj ne tisat
    The pencil fell under the table

Usage notes

  • The relational noun -itan does not double the initial i for the third-person singular.

Declension

Declension of -itan
Person Number
singular plural
first nuitan tuitan
second muitan anmuitan
third itan inhitan

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Possible cognates include Nupe ètàn, Fon itàn, Igala ìtà, and Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

Noun

ìtàn

  1. history, story
  2. family history, genealogy, lineage
    Synonym: ìtàn ìdílé
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Gun: itàn
  • → Fon: itàn, tàn

Etymology 2

Iṣan itan.

Compare with Ifè itã

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

itan

  1. thigh
    Synonyms: pópótọn, gbògbòlótan

Etymology 3

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tan (“to relate, to be family”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ìtan

  1. relation
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