tanta

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See also: tantã and t'anta

Asturian

Adjective

tanta

  1. feminine singular of tantu

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tant

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish tante, from French tante, from Latin amita.

Pronunciation

Noun

tanta f (genitive singular töntu, nominative plural töntur)

  1. (informal) aunt

Usage notes

This word is not very commonly used, and then only informally, even jocularly. Normally, the more general word frænka, referring to either an aunt (or great-aunt, etc.) or female cousin, or the more specific words föðursystir (“paternal aunt”) and móðursystir (“maternal aunt”), are used.

Declension

declension of tanta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tanta tantan töntur tönturnar
accusative töntu töntuna töntur tönturnar
dative töntu töntunni töntum töntunum
genitive töntu töntunnar tanta tantanna

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.ta/
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Hyphenation: tàn‧ta

Determiner

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Adverb

tanta

  1. (informal) feminine singular of tanto

Usage notes

  • In popular usage, adverbial tanto is allowed to agree with a following adjective, e.g. tante poche (“so few”), tanta lunga (“so long”).

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

tanta

  1. inflection of tantus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

tantā

  1. ablative feminine singular of tantus

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

tanta m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of tante

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tanta f (definite singular tanta, indefinite plural tanter or tantor, definite plural tantene or tantone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tante
  2. definite singular of tante

Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French tante.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tanta f (plural tantas)

  1. aunt

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch tante.

Noun

tanta

  1. aunt

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Determiner

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Quechua

Adverb

tanta

  1. together, adjacent

Noun

tanta

  1. meeting, gathering

Usage notes

Not to be confused with thanta, t'anta.

Declension

declension of tanta
singular plural
nominative tanta tantakuna
accusative tantata tantakunata
dative tantaman tantakunaman
genitive tantap tantakunap
locative tantapi tantakunapi
terminative tantakama tantakunakama
ablative tantamanta tantakunamanta
instrumental tantawan tantakunawan
comitative tantantin tantakunantin
abessive tantannaq tantakunannaq
comparative tantahina tantakunahina
causative tantarayku tantakunarayku
benefactive tantapaq tantakunapaq
associative tantapura tantakunapura
distributive tantanka tantakunanka
exclusive tantalla tantakunalla
possessive forms of tanta
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative tantay tantaykuna
accusative tantayta tantaykunata
dative tantayman tantaykunaman
genitive tantaypa tantaykunap
locative tantaypi tantaykunapi
terminative tantaykama tantaykunakama
ablative tantaymanta tantaykunamanta
instrumental tantaywan tantaykunawan
comitative tantaynintin tantaykunantin
abessive tantayninnaq tantaykunannaq
comparative tantayhina tantaykunahina
causative tantayrayku tantaykunarayku
benefactive tantaypaq tantaykunapaq
associative tantaypura tantaykunapura
distributive tantayninka tantaykunanka
exclusive tantaylla tantaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative tantayki tantaykikuna
accusative tantaykita tantaykikunata
dative tantaykiman tantaykikunaman
genitive tantaykipa tantaykikunap
locative tantaykipi tantaykikunapi
terminative tantaykikama tantaykikunakama
ablative tantaykimanta tantaykikunamanta
instrumental tantaykiwan tantaykikunawan
comitative tantaykintin tantaykikunantin
abessive tantaykinnaq tantaykikunannaq
comparative tantaykihina tantaykikunahina
causative tantaykirayku tantaykikunarayku
benefactive tantaykipaq tantaykikunapaq
associative tantaykipura tantaykikunapura
distributive tantaykinka tantaykikunanka
exclusive tantaykilla tantaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative tantan tantankuna
accusative tantanta tantankunata
dative tantanman tantankunaman
genitive tantanpa tantankunap
locative tantanpi tantankunapi
terminative tantankama tantankunakama
ablative tantanmanta tantankunamanta
instrumental tantanwan tantankunawan
comitative tantanintin tantankunantin
abessive tantanninnaq tantankunannaq
comparative tantanhina tantankunahina
causative tantanrayku tantankunarayku
benefactive tantanpaq tantankunapaq
associative tantanpura tantankunapura
distributive tantaninka tantankunanka
exclusive tantanlla tantankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative tantanchik tantanchikkuna
accusative tantanchikta tantanchikkunata
dative tantanchikman tantanchikkunaman
genitive tantanchikpa tantanchikkunap
locative tantanchikpi tantanchikkunapi
terminative tantanchikkama tantanchikkunakama
ablative tantanchikmanta tantanchikkunamanta
instrumental tantanchikwan tantanchikkunawan
comitative tantanchiknintin tantanchikkunantin
abessive tantanchikninnaq tantanchikkunannaq
comparative tantanchikhina tantanchikkunahina
causative tantanchikrayku tantanchikkunarayku
benefactive tantanchikpaq tantanchikkunapaq
associative tantanchikpura tantanchikkunapura
distributive tantanchikninka tantanchikkunanka
exclusive tantanchiklla tantanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative tantayku tantaykukuna
accusative tantaykuta tantaykukunata
dative tantaykuman tantaykukunaman
genitive tantaykupa tantaykukunap
locative tantaykupi tantaykukunapi
terminative tantaykukama tantaykukunakama
ablative tantaykumanta tantaykukunamanta
instrumental tantaykuwan tantaykukunawan
comitative tantaykuntin tantaykukunantin
abessive tantaykunnaq tantaykukunannaq
comparative tantaykuhina tantaykukunahina
causative tantaykurayku tantaykukunarayku
benefactive tantaykupaq tantaykukunapaq
associative tantaykupura tantaykukunapura
distributive tantaykunka tantaykukunanka
exclusive tantaykulla tantaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative tantaykichik tantaykichikkuna
accusative tantaykichikta tantaykichikkunata
dative tantaykichikman tantaykichikkunaman
genitive tantaykichikpa tantaykichikkunap
locative tantaykichikpi tantaykichikkunapi
terminative tantaykichikkama tantaykichikkunakama
ablative tantaykichikmanta tantaykichikkunamanta
instrumental tantaykichikwan tantaykichikkunawan
comitative tantaykichiknintin tantaykichikkunantin
abessive tantaykichikninnaq tantaykichikkunannaq
comparative tantaykichikhina tantaykichikkunahina
causative tantaykichikrayku tantaykichikkunarayku
benefactive tantaykichikpaq tantaykichikkunapaq
associative tantaykichikpura tantaykichikkunapura
distributive tantaykichikninka tantaykichikkunanka
exclusive tantaykichiklla tantaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative tantanku tantankukuna
accusative tantankuta tantankukunata
dative tantankuman tantankukunaman
genitive tantankupa tantankukunap
locative tantankupi tantankukunapi
terminative tantankukama tantankukunakama
ablative tantankumanta tantankukunamanta
instrumental tantankuwan tantankukunawan
comitative tantankuntin tantankukunantin
abessive tantankunnaq tantankukunannaq
comparative tantankuhina tantankukunahina
causative tantankurayku tantankukunarayku
benefactive tantankupaq tantankukunapaq
associative tantankupura tantankukunapura
distributive tantankunka tantankukunanka
exclusive tantankulla tantankukunalla

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanta/
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: tan‧ta

Determiner

tanta

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Cf. Aukan tanto.

Noun

tanta

  1. aunt

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