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tan
Translingual
Symbol
tan
- (trigonometry) The symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.
Usage notes
The symbol tan is prescribed by the ISO 80000-2:2019 standard. The symbol tg, traditionally preferred in Eastern Europe and Russia, is explicitly deprecated by ISO 80000-2:2019.
Alternative forms
- tg
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tæn/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish tanno- (“green oak”) – compare Breton tann (“red oak”), Old Cornish tannen –, from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”), of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)d?onu (“fir”). Per this hypothesis, related to Hittite [script needed] (tanau, “fir”), Latin femur, genitive feminis (“thigh”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Ancient Greek ?????? (thámnos, “thicket”), Avestan ????????????????????????????????? (?anuuar?), Sanskrit ??? (dhánu).
Noun
tan (plural tans)
- A yellowish-brown colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)
- Of a yellowish-brown.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- You’re looking very tan this week.
Translations
Etymology 2
As a verb, from Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian (“to tan a hide”), from Latin tannare.
Verb
tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past and past participle tanned)
- (transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- (transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
- "Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you."
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Colors
Etymology 3
From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan (“one”) in the same series.
Numeral
tan
- (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Armenian ??? (t?an).
Noun
tan
- An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
Translations
Etymology 5
From the Cantonese pronunciation of ?
Noun
tan (usually uncountable, plural tans)
- Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
Etymology 6
From Old English t?n (“twig, switch”), from Proto-Germanic *tainaz (“rod, twig, straw, lot”).
Noun
tan (plural tans)
- (dialectal) A twig or small switch.
Related terms
- mistletoe
References
Anagrams
- -ant, ANT, Ant, Ant., NAT, NTA, Nat, Nat., TNA, a'n't, an't, ant, ant-, ant., nat
Ainu
Alternative forms
- taan
Etymology
From ta (“this”) +? an (“is”), literally “this being”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tan]
Determiner
tan (Kana spelling ??, plural tanokay)
- (demonstrative) this
Derived terms
- tanpe (tanpe, “this”)
- tanto (tanto, “today”)
See also
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *te?nets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tã?n/
Noun
tan m (plural tanioù)
- fire
Inflection
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?tan/
- Rhymes: -an
Adverb
tan
- so, such
- (in comparisons, tan ... com) as ... as
Derived terms
Related terms
- tant (“so much, so many”)
Further reading
- “tan” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chuukese
Noun
tan
- dream
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *te?nets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).
Noun
tan m (plural tanow)
- fire
Mutation
French
Etymology
Probably from Gaulish *tanno- (“oak”), from Latin tannum (“oak bark”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?). Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *tanno- (“green oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??/
Noun
tan m (plural tans)
- pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)
Further reading
- “tan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Fula
Alternative forms
- tun (Pular)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
tan
- only
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular). (however tun is more common in Pular of Futa Jalon)
Adverb
tan
- only
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular). (however tun is more common in Pular of Futa Jalon)
References
- M.O. Diodi, Dictionnaire bilingue fulfuldé-français, français-fulfuldé, Niger(?), 1994.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
- F.W. de St. Croix and the Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages, Bayero University, Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Kano: The Centre, 1998.
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
Galician
Adverb
tan
- so, as (in comparisons)
Usage notes
- Usually paired with como and coma, as tan […] como/coma
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French temps (“time, weather”).
Noun
tan
- time
- weather
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from tanít, tanul, etc. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?n]
- Hyphenation: tan
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
tan (plural tanok)
- doctrine, lore
- science of, theory, branch of instruction
- (as a suffix in compounds) -logy, -ology, -graphy (a branch of learning; a study of a particular subject)
- Synonym: tudomány
- (as a prefix in compounds) educational, academic
- Synonym: tanulmányi
Declension
Derived terms
- tanár
Further reading
- tan in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
tan
- R?maji transcription of ??
Entry: tan
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ???? (tan:)
Noun
tan
- class
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31) , “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research?[1], volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Mandarin
Romanization
tan
- Nonstandard spelling of t?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of tán.
- Nonstandard spelling of t?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of tàn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tan, from Proto-Celtic *tan? (“(point in) time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tn?néh?, from *ten- (“to stretch”).
Noun
tan f
- (point in) time
Derived terms
- in tan (“when”)
- in tan sin (“then”)
Descendants
- Irish: tan
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “tan, tain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tainaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??n/
Noun
t?n m (nominative plural t?nas)
- twig, branch
Declension
Derived terms
- mistilt?n
Old French
Etymology
From Gaulish *tannos (attested in the place names Tannetum and Tannogilum), from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”).
Noun
tan m (oblique plural tans, nominative singular tans, nominative plural tan)
- pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tan? (“(point in) time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tn?néh?, from *ten- (“to stretch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan/
Noun
tan f
- (point in) time
Declension
Derived terms
- in tan (“when”)
Descendants
- Middle Irish: tan
- Irish: tan
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “tan, tain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- tant
Etymology
Latin tantus.
Adverb
tan
- such; so much; to such and extent
Adjective
tan
- such; so much
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “tantus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 131, page 85
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse t?nn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan/
Noun
tan f
- tooth
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: tand
Somali
Determiner
tan
- this (feminine)
Spanish
Etymology
From tanto, from Latin tam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tan/, [?t?ãn]
- Rhymes: -an
Adverb
tan
- so, as
Usage notes
Usually paired with como: tan […] como - "as […] as"
or with que: tan […] que - "so […] that"
Determiner
tan
- such, such a
Derived terms
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English stand.
Verb
tan
- to stay, to reside
- to stay, to remain in a state
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ???? (ta?), from Common Turkic *ta?.
Noun
tan (definite accusative tan?, plural tanlar)
- dawn, twilight
Declension
Synonyms
- seher
- ?afak
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (SV: tán, t?n).
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [ta?n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [ta????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ta????]
Verb
tan • (?, ?, ?, ?)
- to melt
- to dissolve, dissipate
Derived terms
References
- Lê S?n Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (under): dan, o dan
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *tanai, dative of *tan?, from Proto-Indo-European *tn?néh?.
Preposition
tan (triggers soft mutation on a following noun)
- until
- (literary) under
- while
Usage notes
In literary Welsh, tan can mean both "under" and "until". In Welsh usage today, however, dan (originally the soft mutation of tan) has become a preposition in its own right with the meaning "under" whereas tan means "until", retaining the meaning "under" in certain expressions, compound words and place names. Modern dan or tan are not usually mutated. o dan is an alternative to dan.
See also
- tân
Mutation
Wolof
Noun
tan (definite form tan mi)
- vulture
Yogad
Adverb
tan
- more; -er
Yámana
Noun
tan
- earth, soil, dust, ground
Zay
Etymology
Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (tan).
Noun
tan
- smoke (from a fire)
References
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind
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switch
English
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch (“twig”). First known use in c. 1592.
Pronunciation
- enPR: sw?ch, IPA(key): /sw?t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Noun
switch (plural switches)
- A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- A change or exchange.
- (rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
- A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
- 2007, Jeffrey W. Hamilton, Raising Godly Children in a Wicked World, Lulu.com, page 15:
- "A proper switch is a slim, flexible branch off a tree or a bush. A switch applied to the buttocks stings fiercely. It may leave red marks or bruises, but it causes no lasting damage.."
- 2007, Jeffrey W. Hamilton, Raising Godly Children in a Wicked World, Lulu.com, page 15:
- (music) Synonym of rute.
- (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
- Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.
- (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
- 2004, "Curt", Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)
- (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
- (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
- (genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
- (BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
- 2012, Terri-Jean Bedford, Bondage Bungalow Fantasies (page 99)
- Ideally, if one of your ladies happens to be a switch (or would be willing to switch for this scene), I would love to be able to inflict a little "revenge tickling" as well, as part of a scenario.
- 2012, Terri-Jean Bedford, Bondage Bungalow Fantasies (page 99)
- (historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
Synonyms
- (section of railroad track): (UK) points
- (whip): crop
- (command-line notation): flag, option, specifier
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
switch (third-person singular simple present switches, present participle switching, simple past and past participle switched)
- (transitive) To exchange.
- (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
- (transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
- (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
- (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
- To swing or whisk.
- to switch a cane
- To be swung or whisked.
- The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.
- To trim.
- to switch a hedge
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
- to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another
- (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
Synonyms
- (to exchange): interchange, swap; See also Thesaurus:switch
Translations
Adjective
switch (not comparable)
- (snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
- (freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.
Coordinate terms
(snowboarding):
- goofy
- regular
Translations
See also
- switch off
- switch on
References
Further reading
- switch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- switch (corporal punishment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Noun
switch
- (BDSM) switch
Declension
French
Etymology
English switch
Adjective
switch
- (skiing, snowboarding) switch.
Portuguese
Etymology
From English switch.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?swit??/
Noun
switch m (plural switches or switch)
- (networking) switch (device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously)
- (computing) switch (command line notation allowing specification of optional behaviour)
- (programming) switch (construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression)
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