tanae

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtane/

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

* when substantivized

Descendants

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

Mutation

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

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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