tanae
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tanae (comparative tanu)
Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]Mutation
[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.