etan
Basque
Noun
etan
- inessive singular of eta
Czech
Alternative forms
- ethan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛtan]
Noun
etan m
- (organic chemistry) ethane (C2H6)
Coordinate terms
- metan
- propan
- butan
- pentan
- hexan
- heptan
- oktan
- nonan
- dekan
- undekan
- dodekan
Further reading
- etan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- etan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Esperanto
Adjective
etan
- accusative singular of eta
Icelandic
Noun
etan n
- (organic chemistry) ethane
Declension
n-s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | etan | etanið |
accusative | etan | etanið |
dative | etani | etaninu |
genitive | etans | etansins |
Related terms
- etanól
- eten
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
etan n (definite singular etanet) (uncountable)
- ethane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
etan n (definite singular etanet) (uncountable)
- ethane (as above)
Nupe
Etymology 1
Cognates include Yoruba ìtàn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.tã̀/
Noun
ètàn (plural ètànzhì)
- history
- tradition
- lineage ; genealogy
Etymology 2
From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.tã́/
Noun
etán (plural etánzhì)
- pain
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Verb
etan
- to eat
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: ēten
- Dutch: eten
- Afrikaans: eet
- Limburgish: aete
- Dutch: eten
Further reading
- “etan (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
- eotan, eata
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.tɑn/
Verb
etan
- to eat
Conjugation
infinitive | etan | etenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ete | ǣt |
second person singular | itst | ǣte |
third person singular | itt, it | ǣt |
plural | etaþ | ǣton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ete | ǣte |
plural | eten | ǣten |
imperative | ||
singular | et | |
plural | etaþ | |
participle | present | past |
etende | (ġe)eten |
Derived terms
- efnetan
- ġeetan
- þurhetan
Descendants
- Middle English: eten, eete, eeten, ete, etin, ethe, ette; æten, etenn
- English: eat
- Scots: ait, aet, eat, eit, ete
- Yola: at, ayth, eight (preterite)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *etan.
Verb
etan
- to eat
Conjugation
infinitive | etan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | itu | at |
2nd person singular | itis | āti |
3rd person singular | itid | at |
plural | etad | ātun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | ete | āti |
2nd person singular | etes | ātis |
3rd person singular | ete | āti |
plural | eten | ātin |
imperative | present | |
singular | et | |
plural | etad | |
participle | present | past |
itandi | gietan, etan |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: ēten
- Low German: eten
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ethane. By surface analysis, etyl + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.tan/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtan
- Syllabification: e‧tan
Noun
etan m inan
- ethane
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | etan | etany |
genitive | etanu | etanów |
dative | etanowi | etanom |
accusative | etan | etany |
instrumental | etanem | etanami |
locative | etanie | etanach |
vocative | etanie | etany |
Further reading
- etan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- etan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French éthane.
Noun
etan m (uncountable)
- ethane
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) etan | etanul |
genitive/dative | (unui) etan | etanului |
vocative | etanule |
Swedish
Etymology
From English ethane; equivalent to etyl + -an.
Noun
etan n (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) ethane
Declension
Declension of etan | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | etan | etanet | — | — |
Genitive | etans | etanets | — | — |
Anagrams
- Aten, ante, enat