taran

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English

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taran

Etymology

From Russian тара́нь (taránʹ).

Noun

taran (plural tarans)

  1. A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.

Translations

Anagrams

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (thunder).

Pronunciation

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Noun

taran ? (plural taranoù)

  1. thunder

Mutation

Mutation of taran
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular taran daran zaran unchanged
plural taranoù daranoù zaranoù unchanged

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish taran (battering ram, naval ram).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ran

Noun

taran m inan

  1. (nautical) cutwater, ram

Declension

Further reading

  • taran”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • taran”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *tarïxan, equivalent to tari (to sow, to plant) +‎ -an.

Compare Mongolian тариа (taria).

Pronunciation

Noun

taran

  1. grain, cereal

Polish

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Etymology

From tarać +‎ -an, from trzeć.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ran/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aran
  • Syllabification: ta‧ran

Noun

taran m inan

  1. (historical) battering ram
  2. (nautical) cutwater, ram

Declension

Derived terms

(verbs):

Descendants

  • Belarusian: тара́н (tarán)
  • Czech: taran
  • Russian: тара́н (tarán)
  • Ukrainian: тара́н (tarán)

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “taran”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • taran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian таран (taran).

Noun

taran n (plural taranuri)

  1. common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Declension

Declension of taran
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative taran taranul taranuri taranurile
genitive-dative taran taranului taranuri taranurilor
vocative taranule taranurilor

References

  • taran in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Verb

taran

  1. third-person plural present indicative of tarar

Tetum

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

taran

  1. spike, thorn

Further reading

  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh taran, from Proto-Brythonic *taran, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (thunder).

Cognate with Cornish taran, Breton taran, Irish toirneach, Scottish Gaelic tàirneanach, Manx taarnagh.

Pronunciation

Noun

taran f (plural taranau)

  1. thunder, a thunderclap
    Synonyms: trwst, twrf

Usage notes

Welsh may employ the singular taran or plural taranau to correspond to English collective noun thunder depending on the context, e.g.

  • Glywest ti’r daran ’na?
    Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. that (single) clap of thunder)
  • Glywest ti’r taranau ’na?
    Did you hear that thunder? (i.e. those (several) claps of thunder)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of taran
radical soft nasal aspirate
taran daran nharan tharan

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies