itan

itan

Fon

Etymology

From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Gun itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.tã̀/

Noun

itàn

1. story, history

   Synonyms: hwenuxó, tàn, xó

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Gothic

Romanization

itan

1. Romanization of 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

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Gun

Alternative forms

• otàn

Etymology

From Yoruba ìtàn, cognates include Fon itàn, Nupe ètàn, Igala ìtà, Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.tã̀/

Noun

itàn (plural itàn lɛ́ or itàn lẹ́)

1. story, history

   Synonyms: hwenuxó, whenuhó

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Japanese

Romanization

itan

1. Rōmaji transcription of いたん

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Pipil

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈitaŋ/

Noun

-itan

1. under, beneath, below

   Wetzki itan ne mesaj ne tisat

   The pencil fell under the table

Usage notes

• The relational noun -itan does not double the initial i for the third-person singular.

Declension

Declension of -itan

Person	Number
	singular	plural
first	nuitan	tuitan
second	muitan	anmuitan
third	itan	inhitan

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Possible cognates include Nupe ètàn, Fon itàn, Igala ìtà, and Edo ìtàn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.tã̀/

Noun

ìtàn

1. history, story
2. family history, genealogy, lineage

   Synonym: ìtàn ìdílé

Derived terms

• ìtàn àròsọ (“myth, legend, fable”)
• ìtàn àtẹnudẹ́nu (“oral history”)
• pàtàn

Descendants

• → Gun: itàn
• → Fon: itàn, tàn

Etymology 2

Iṣan itan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.tã̄/

Noun

itan

1. thigh

   Synonym: pópótan

Etymology 3

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tan (“to relate, to be family”)

Alternative forms

• ìbátan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.tã̄/

Noun

ìtan

1. relation