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Welsh
Pronunciation
Prefix
tan-
- under, lower, infra-, sub-, post-
- tan- + môr (“sea”) → tanfor (“undersea, submarine”)
- tan- + gwariant (“spending”) → tanwariant (“underspending”)
- tan- + ysgrifio (“to write, to inscribe”) → tanysgrifio (“to subscribe”)
Derived terms
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tan-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies