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
Notes	* when substantivized

Descendants

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

Mutation

Mutation of tanae

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.