in tan
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish in tan.
Conjunction
in tan (followed by the indirect relative)
- when
Related terms
- in tan sin
Descendants
- Irish: an tan
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tan, tain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- in tain
Etymology
Originally the accusative singular of tan (“(point in) time”) after the definite article; thus literally, ‘(at) the time (that)’. The alternative form in tain is older; in tan has been depalatalized in proclitic position.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in͈ˈtan/
Conjunction
in tan (followed by the indirect relative)
- when
For quotations using this term, see Citations:in tan.
Descendants
- Middle Irish: in tan
- Irish: an tan
References
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003), D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 168, page 105
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tan, tain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language