different between partan vs spartan

English

Etymology

Compare Irish portán and Scottish Gaelic partan.

Noun

partan (plural partans)

1. (Britain, dialect) An edible British crab.

Anagrams

• tarpan, trapan

Galician

Verb

partan

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of partir

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish partán.

Noun

partan m (genitive singular partan, plural partanyn)

1. crab

Mutation

References

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “partán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scots

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic partan, from Old Irish partán, (compare Manx partan, Irish portán).

Noun

partan (plural partans)

1. crab

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish partán.

Noun

partan m (genitive singular partain, plural partanan)

1. shore crab

Derived terms

• partan-tuathal

References

• “partan” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “partán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Verb

partan

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of partir.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of partir.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of partir.

English

Etymology

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp??(?)t?n/

Adjective

spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)

1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

3. Lacking in decoration and luxury.

Translations

Anagrams

• partans, tarpans, trapans

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spartan m (definite singular spartanen, indefinite plural spartanar, definite plural spartanane)

1. form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by spartanar

Swedish

Noun

spartan c

Etymology

From Latin spartanus, equivalent to Sparta +? -an

1. Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta

Declension