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tanu

  1. imperative of tani

Finnish

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Etymology

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Possibly of the same origin as tano.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑnu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝nu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnu
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧nu

Noun

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tanu

  1. A traditional Finnish bonnet worn by women.
    Synonyms: liinalakki, tano

Declension

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Inflection of tanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative tanu tanut
genitive tanun tanujen
partitive tanua tanuja
illative tanuun tanuihin
singular plural
nominative tanu tanut
accusative nom. tanu tanut
gen. tanun
genitive tanun tanujen
partitive tanua tanuja
inessive tanussa tanuissa
elative tanusta tanuista
illative tanuun tanuihin
adessive tanulla tanuilla
ablative tanulta tanuilta
allative tanulle tanuille
essive tanuna tanuina
translative tanuksi tanuiksi
abessive tanutta tanuitta
instructive tanuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tanuni tanuni
accusative nom. tanuni tanuni
gen. tanuni
genitive tanuni tanujeni
partitive tanuani tanujani
inessive tanussani tanuissani
elative tanustani tanuistani
illative tanuuni tanuihini
adessive tanullani tanuillani
ablative tanultani tanuiltani
allative tanulleni tanuilleni
essive tanunani tanuinani
translative tanukseni tanuikseni
abessive tanuttani tanuittani
instructive
comitative tanuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tanusi tanusi
accusative nom. tanusi tanusi
gen. tanusi
genitive tanusi tanujesi
partitive tanuasi tanujasi
inessive tanussasi tanuissasi
elative tanustasi tanuistasi
illative tanuusi tanuihisi
adessive tanullasi tanuillasi
ablative tanultasi tanuiltasi
allative tanullesi tanuillesi
essive tanunasi tanuinasi
translative tanuksesi tanuiksesi
abessive tanuttasi tanuittasi
instructive
comitative tanuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tanumme tanumme
accusative nom. tanumme tanumme
gen. tanumme
genitive tanumme tanujemme
partitive tanuamme tanujamme
inessive tanussamme tanuissamme
elative tanustamme tanuistamme
illative tanuumme tanuihimme
adessive tanullamme tanuillamme
ablative tanultamme tanuiltamme
allative tanullemme tanuillemme
essive tanunamme tanuinamme
translative tanuksemme tanuiksemme
abessive tanuttamme tanuittamme
instructive
comitative tanuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tanunne tanunne
accusative nom. tanunne tanunne
gen. tanunne
genitive tanunne tanujenne
partitive tanuanne tanujanne
inessive tanussanne tanuissanne
elative tanustanne tanuistanne
illative tanuunne tanuihinne
adessive tanullanne tanuillanne
ablative tanultanne tanuiltanne
allative tanullenne tanuillenne
essive tanunanne tanuinanne
translative tanuksenne tanuiksenne
abessive tanuttanne tanuittanne
instructive
comitative tanuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tanunsa tanunsa
accusative nom. tanunsa tanunsa
gen. tanunsa
genitive tanunsa tanujensa
partitive tanuaan
tanuansa
tanujaan
tanujansa
inessive tanussaan
tanussansa
tanuissaan
tanuissansa
elative tanustaan
tanustansa
tanuistaan
tanuistansa
illative tanuunsa tanuihinsa
adessive tanullaan
tanullansa
tanuillaan
tanuillansa
ablative tanultaan
tanultansa
tanuiltaan
tanuiltansa
allative tanulleen
tanullensa
tanuilleen
tanuillensa
essive tanunaan
tanunansa
tanuinaan
tanuinansa
translative tanukseen
tanuksensa
tanuikseen
tanuiksensa
abessive tanuttaan
tanuttansa
tanuittaan
tanuittansa
instructive
comitative tanuineen
tanuinensa

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Kituba

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Numeral

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tanu

  1. five

Kongo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

Numeral

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tanu

  1. five

Luba-Kasai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

Numeral

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tanu

  1. five

Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm (plant), from Proto-Austronesian *CaNəm (bury). Compare Indonesian tanam, Chamorro tanom.

Verb

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tanu

  1. to bury

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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tanu

  1. (transitive) to cover

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tanu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st totanu fotanu mitanu
2nd notanu nitanu
3rd Masculine otanu itanu, yotanu
Feminine motanu
Neuter itanu
- archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tanu

  1. Alternative form of tano (sugarcane)

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics