tanae
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *tanauyos (compare Welsh tenau), from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ταναός (tanaós, “outstretched, tall”), Latin tenuis, Old Norse þunnr).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edittanae (comparative tanu)
Inflection
edit| 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 | ||
| Notes | * when substantivized | ||
Descendants
editMutation
edit| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| tanae | thanae | tanae pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.