tanta

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See also: tantã and t'anta

Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tanta

  1. feminine singular of tantu

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tant

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish tante, from French tante, from Latin amita.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tanta f (genitive singular töntu, nominative plural töntur)

  1. (informal) aunt

Usage notes[edit]

This word is not very commonly used, and then only informally, even jocularly. Normally, the more general word frænka, referring to either an aunt (or great-aunt, etc.) or female cousin, or the more specific words föðursystir (paternal aunt) and móðursystir (maternal aunt), are used.

Declension[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.ta/
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Hyphenation: tàn‧ta

Determiner[edit]

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun[edit]

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Adverb[edit]

tanta

  1. (informal) feminine singular of tanto

Usage notes[edit]

  • In popular usage, adverbial tanto is allowed to agree with a following adjective, e.g. tante poche (so few), tanta lunga (so long).

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tanta

  1. inflection of tantus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

tantā

  1. ablative feminine singular of tantus

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

tanta m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of tante

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

tanta f (definite singular tanta, indefinite plural tanter or tantor, definite plural tantene or tantone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tante
  2. definite singular of tante

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from French tante.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tanta f (plural tantas)

  1. aunt

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch tante.

Noun[edit]

tanta

  1. aunt

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun[edit]

tanta f sg

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Quechua[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tanta

  1. together, adjacent

Noun[edit]

tanta

  1. meeting, gathering

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with thanta, t'anta.

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanta/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: tan‧ta

Determiner[edit]

tanta

  1. feminine singular of tanto

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Cf. Aukan tanto.

Noun[edit]

tanta

  1. aunt

Coordinate terms[edit]