tanta
See also: tantã and t'anta
Catalan
Adjective
tanta f sg
- feminine singular of tant
Icelandic
Etymology
From Danish tante, from French tante, from Latin amita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰan̥ta/
- Rhymes: -an̥ta
Noun
tanta f (genitive singular töntu, nominative plural töntur)
- (informal) aunt
Usage notes
This word is not very commonly used, and then only informally, even jocularly. Normally, the more general word frænka, referring to either an aunt (or great-aunt, etc.) or female cousin, or the more specific words föðursystir (“paternal aunt”) and móðursystir (“maternal aunt”), are used.
Declension
declension of tanta
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tanta | tantan | töntur | tönturnar |
| accusative | töntu | töntuna | töntur | tönturnar |
| dative | töntu | töntunni | töntum | töntunum |
| genitive | töntu | töntunnar | tanta | tantanna |
Italian
Adjective
tanta
- Feminine singular of adjective tanto.
Pronoun
tanta f sg
- feminine singular of tanto
Adverb
tanta
- feminine of tanto
Latin
Adjective
tanta
- nominative feminine singular of tantus
- nominative neuter plural of tantus
- accusative neuter plural of tantus
- vocative feminine singular of tantus
- vocative neuter plural of tantus
tantā
- ablative feminine singular of tantus
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tanten
Noun
tanta m or f
- definite feminine singular of tante
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tanta f
- definite singular of tante
Occitan
Etymology
Probably borrowed from French tante.
Noun
tanta f (plural tantas)
- aunt
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Dutch tante.
Noun
tanta
- aunt
Portuguese
Pronoun
tanta f sg
- feminine singular of tanto
Quechua
Adverb
tanta
- together, adjacent
Noun
tanta
- meeting, gathering
Usage notes
Not to be confused with thanta, t'anta.
Declension
declension of tanta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tanta | tantakuna |
| accusative | tantata | tantakunata |
| dative | tantaman | tantakunaman |
| genitive | tantap | tantakunap |
| locative | tantapi | tantakunapi |
| terminative | tantakama | tantakunakama |
| ablative | tantamanta | tantakunamanta |
| instrumental | tantawan | tantakunawan |
| comitative | tantantin | tantakunantin |
| abessive | tantannaq | tantakunannaq |
| comparative | tantahina | tantakunahina |
| causative | tantarayku | tantakunarayku |
| benefactive | tantapaq | tantakunapaq |
| associative | tantapura | tantakunapura |
| distributive | tantanka | tantakunanka |
| exclusive | tantalla | tantakunalla |
possessive forms of tanta
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantay | tantaykuna |
| accusative | tantayta | tantaykunata |
| dative | tantayman | tantaykunaman |
| genitive | tantaypa | tantaykunap |
| locative | tantaypi | tantaykunapi |
| terminative | tantaykama | tantaykunakama |
| ablative | tantaymanta | tantaykunamanta |
| instrumental | tantaywan | tantaykunawan |
| comitative | tantaynintin | tantaykunantin |
| abessive | tantayninnaq | tantaykunannaq |
| comparative | tantayhina | tantaykunahina |
| causative | tantayrayku | tantaykunarayku |
| benefactive | tantaypaq | tantaykunapaq |
| associative | tantaypura | tantaykunapura |
| distributive | tantayninka | tantaykunanka |
| exclusive | tantaylla | tantaykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantayki | tantaykikuna |
| accusative | tantaykita | tantaykikunata |
| dative | tantaykiman | tantaykikunaman |
| genitive | tantaykipa | tantaykikunap |
| locative | tantaykipi | tantaykikunapi |
| terminative | tantaykikama | tantaykikunakama |
| ablative | tantaykimanta | tantaykikunamanta |
| instrumental | tantaykiwan | tantaykikunawan |
| comitative | tantaykintin | tantaykikunantin |
| abessive | tantaykinnaq | tantaykikunannaq |
| comparative | tantaykihina | tantaykikunahina |
| causative | tantaykirayku | tantaykikunarayku |
| benefactive | tantaykipaq | tantaykikunapaq |
| associative | tantaykipura | tantaykikunapura |
| distributive | tantaykinka | tantaykikunanka |
| exclusive | tantaykilla | tantaykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantan | tantankuna |
| accusative | tantanta | tantankunata |
| dative | tantanman | tantankunaman |
| genitive | tantanpa | tantankunap |
| locative | tantanpi | tantankunapi |
| terminative | tantankama | tantankunakama |
| ablative | tantanmanta | tantankunamanta |
| instrumental | tantanwan | tantankunawan |
| comitative | tantanintin | tantankunantin |
| abessive | tantanninnaq | tantankunannaq |
| comparative | tantanhina | tantankunahina |
| causative | tantanrayku | tantankunarayku |
| benefactive | tantanpaq | tantankunapaq |
| associative | tantanpura | tantankunapura |
| distributive | tantaninka | tantankunanka |
| exclusive | tantanlla | tantankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantanchik | tantanchikkuna |
| accusative | tantanchikta | tantanchikkunata |
| dative | tantanchikman | tantanchikkunaman |
| genitive | tantanchikpa | tantanchikkunap |
| locative | tantanchikpi | tantanchikkunapi |
| terminative | tantanchikkama | tantanchikkunakama |
| ablative | tantanchikmanta | tantanchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | tantanchikwan | tantanchikkunawan |
| comitative | tantanchiknintin | tantanchikkunantin |
| abessive | tantanchikninnaq | tantanchikkunannaq |
| comparative | tantanchikhina | tantanchikkunahina |
| causative | tantanchikrayku | tantanchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | tantanchikpaq | tantanchikkunapaq |
| associative | tantanchikpura | tantanchikkunapura |
| distributive | tantanchikninka | tantanchikkunanka |
| exclusive | tantanchiklla | tantanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantayku | tantaykukuna |
| accusative | tantaykuta | tantaykukunata |
| dative | tantaykuman | tantaykukunaman |
| genitive | tantaykupa | tantaykukunap |
| locative | tantaykupi | tantaykukunapi |
| terminative | tantaykukama | tantaykukunakama |
| ablative | tantaykumanta | tantaykukunamanta |
| instrumental | tantaykuwan | tantaykukunawan |
| comitative | tantaykuntin | tantaykukunantin |
| abessive | tantaykunnaq | tantaykukunannaq |
| comparative | tantaykuhina | tantaykukunahina |
| causative | tantaykurayku | tantaykukunarayku |
| benefactive | tantaykupaq | tantaykukunapaq |
| associative | tantaykupura | tantaykukunapura |
| distributive | tantaykunka | tantaykukunanka |
| exclusive | tantaykulla | tantaykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantaykichik | tantaykichikkuna |
| accusative | tantaykichikta | tantaykichikkunata |
| dative | tantaykichikman | tantaykichikkunaman |
| genitive | tantaykichikpa | tantaykichikkunap |
| locative | tantaykichikpi | tantaykichikkunapi |
| terminative | tantaykichikkama | tantaykichikkunakama |
| ablative | tantaykichikmanta | tantaykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | tantaykichikwan | tantaykichikkunawan |
| comitative | tantaykichiknintin | tantaykichikkunantin |
| abessive | tantaykichikninnaq | tantaykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | tantaykichikhina | tantaykichikkunahina |
| causative | tantaykichikrayku | tantaykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | tantaykichikpaq | tantaykichikkunapaq |
| associative | tantaykichikpura | tantaykichikkunapura |
| distributive | tantaykichikninka | tantaykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | tantaykichiklla | tantaykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantanku | tantankukuna |
| accusative | tantankuta | tantankukunata |
| dative | tantankuman | tantankukunaman |
| genitive | tantankupa | tantankukunap |
| locative | tantankupi | tantankukunapi |
| terminative | tantankukama | tantankukunakama |
| ablative | tantankumanta | tantankukunamanta |
| instrumental | tantankuwan | tantankukunawan |
| comitative | tantankuntin | tantankukunantin |
| abessive | tantankunnaq | tantankukunannaq |
| comparative | tantankuhina | tantankukunahina |
| causative | tantankurayku | tantankukunarayku |
| benefactive | tantankupaq | tantankukunapaq |
| associative | tantankupura | tantankukunapura |
| distributive | tantankunka | tantankukunanka |
| exclusive | tantankulla | tantankukunalla |
See also
- tantay
- khuska
Spanish
Adjective
tanta
- Feminine singular of adjective tanto.
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch tante. Cf. Aukan tanto.
Noun
tanta
- aunt
Coordinate terms
- omu