"tan" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

Forms: tanow [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tan [unmutated], dan [soft], than [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish tan, from Old Cornish tan, from Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân). Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|tan}} Middle Cornish tan, {{inh|kw|oco|tan}} Old Cornish tan, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*tan}} Proto-Brythonic *tan, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*teɸnets||fire}} Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”), {{cog|sga|teine}} Old Irish teine, {{cog|cy|tân}} Welsh tân Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|plural|tanow|||||g=m|head=}} tan m (plural tanow), {{kw-noun|m|r}} tan m (plural tanow)
  1. fire Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-tan-kw-noun-3J8osS3R Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 38 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: alarm tan (english: fire alarm), gans tan (english: alight, on fire), gorhel tan (english: steamship), hwil tan (english: moped), jynn tan (english: fire engine), karr tan (english: motor car), mesporth tan (english: emergency exit, fire exit), skath tan (english: motor boat), tan y'n golon (english: enthusiasm), tanbren (english: match, matchstick), tanek (english: fiery), tanek y golon (english: enthusiastic), tangasor, tangasores (english: firefighter), tanlu (english: fire brigade), tansys (english: bonfire), tanweyth (english: fireworks)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "tan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish tan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "tan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish tan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*tan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*teɸnets",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fire"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "teine"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish teine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "tân"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh tân",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish tan, from Old Cornish tan, from Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tanow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "than",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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      },
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  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 38 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Fire",
          "orig": "kw:Fire",
          "parents": [
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            "Light sources",
            "Chemical processes",
            "Light",
            "Nature",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "fire alarm",
          "word": "alarm tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "alight, on fire",
          "word": "gans tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "steamship",
          "word": "gorhel tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "moped",
          "word": "hwil tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "fire engine",
          "word": "jynn tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "motor car",
          "word": "karr tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "emergency exit, fire exit",
          "word": "mesporth tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "motor boat",
          "word": "skath tan"
        },
        {
          "english": "enthusiasm",
          "word": "tan y'n golon"
        },
        {
          "english": "match, matchstick",
          "word": "tanbren"
        },
        {
          "english": "fiery",
          "word": "tanek"
        },
        {
          "english": "enthusiastic",
          "word": "tanek y golon"
        },
        {
          "word": "tangasor"
        },
        {
          "english": "firefighter",
          "word": "tangasores"
        },
        {
          "english": "fire brigade",
          "word": "tanlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "bonfire",
          "word": "tansys"
        },
        {
          "english": "fireworks",
          "word": "tanweyth"
        }
      ],
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        "fire"
      ],
      "id": "en-tan-kw-noun-3J8osS3R",
      "links": [
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tan"
}
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    {
      "english": "fire alarm",
      "word": "alarm tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "alight, on fire",
      "word": "gans tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "steamship",
      "word": "gorhel tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "moped",
      "word": "hwil tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "fire engine",
      "word": "jynn tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "motor car",
      "word": "karr tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "emergency exit, fire exit",
      "word": "mesporth tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "motor boat",
      "word": "skath tan"
    },
    {
      "english": "enthusiasm",
      "word": "tan y'n golon"
    },
    {
      "english": "match, matchstick",
      "word": "tanbren"
    },
    {
      "english": "fiery",
      "word": "tanek"
    },
    {
      "english": "enthusiastic",
      "word": "tanek y golon"
    },
    {
      "word": "tangasor"
    },
    {
      "english": "firefighter",
      "word": "tangasores"
    },
    {
      "english": "fire brigade",
      "word": "tanlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "bonfire",
      "word": "tansys"
    },
    {
      "english": "fireworks",
      "word": "tanweyth"
    }
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "teine"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish teine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "tân"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh tân",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish tan, from Old Cornish tan, from Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tanow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "than",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "tan m (plural tanow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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        "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
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        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
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        "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tan"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tan meaning in Cornish (2.9kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tan/Cornish 'aspirate' base_tags={'unmutated', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "tan"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tan",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tan/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'unmutated', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "tan"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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