tanae

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tanauyos (compare Welsh tenau), from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ταναός (tanaós, “outstretched, tall”), Latin tenuis, Old Norse þunnr).

Pronunciation

Adjective

tanae (comparative tanu)

  1. thin

Inflection

io/iā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tanae tanae tanae
Vocative tanai
Accusative tanae tanai
Genitive tanai tanae tanai
Dative tanu tanai tanu
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative tanai tanai
Vocative tanai
tanu*
Accusative tanai
tanu*
Genitive tanae
Dative tanaib
Notes * when substantivized

Descendants

  • ⇒ Irish: tanaí
  • Manx: thanney
  • Scottish Gaelic: tana

Mutation

Mutation of tanae
radical lenition nasalization
tanae thanae tanae
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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