tá
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɔɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɔɑː
- Homophone: tág
- Rhymes: -ɔaː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *taihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Noun
tá f (genitive singular táar, plural tær)
- toe
Declension
| Declension of tá | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f26 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tá | táin | tær | tærnar |
| accusative | tá | tánna | tær | tærnar |
| dative | tá | tánni | tóm | tónum |
| genitive | táar | táarinnar | táa | táanna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”). Compare Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan), Old English þan and þā.
Adverb
tá
- then
Conjunction
tá
- when
Synonyms
- tá ið, táið
Anagrams
- át
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtaː]
Audio (file)
Noun
tá (plural ták)
- a syllable used in solfège to represent the quarter note as a rhythm, usually accompanied by clapping
- dash (the longer of the two symbols of Morse code)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tá | ták |
| accusative | tát | tákat |
| dative | tának | táknak |
| instrumental | tával | tákkal |
| causal-final | táért | tákért |
| translative | tává | tákká |
| terminative | táig | tákig |
| essive-formal | táként | tákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | tában | tákban |
| superessive | tán | tákon |
| adessive | tánál | táknál |
| illative | tába | tákba |
| sublative | tára | tákra |
| allative | tához | tákhoz |
| elative | tából | tákból |
| delative | táról | tákról |
| ablative | tától | táktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | táé | táké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | táéi | tákéi |
| Possessive forms of tá | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | tám | táim |
| 2nd person sing. | tád | táid |
| 3rd person sing. | tája | tái |
| 1st person plural | tánk | táink |
| 2nd person plural | tátok | táitok |
| 3rd person plural | tájuk | táik |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰauː/
- Rhymes: -auː
- Homophone: tág
Etymology 1
From Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *taihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Noun
tá f (genitive singular táar, nominative plural tær)
- toe
Declension
| f-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tá | táin | tær | tærnar |
| accusative | tá | tána | tær | tærnar |
| dative | tá | tánni | tám | tánum |
| genitive | táar | táarinnar | táa | tánna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą.
Noun
tá n (genitive singular tás, nominative plural tá)
- path, footpath
Declension
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tá | táið | tá | táin |
| accusative | tá | táið | tá | táin |
| dative | tái | táinu | táum | táunum |
| genitive | tás | tásins | táa | táanna |
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû).
Noun
tá n (genitive singular tás, nominative plural tá)
- tau (Greek letter)
Declension
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tá | táið | tá | táin |
| accusative | tá | táið | tá | táin |
| dative | tái | táinu | táum | táunum |
| genitive | tás | tásins | táa | táanna |
Anagrams
- át
Irish
Alternative forms
- thá (Waterford, Kilkenny, very sporadically throughout Munster)
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɑː/
- (Ulster, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, before extinction of original dialects) IPA(key): /t̪ˠaː/
Verb
tá
- present indicative independent affirmative progressive analytic of bí; "is"
Kaingang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʌ/
Postposition
tá
- in; at (for places far away from the speaker)
- there
- Inh mỹnh fi vỹ inh jamã tá nĩ.
- My mom is over there where I live.
- Inh mỹnh fi vỹ inh jamã tá nĩ.
Mandarin
Romanization
tá (ta2, Zhuyin ㄊㄚˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹹.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𨓬.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- ·táa
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tāti (compare Welsh taw (“there is”)), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taː/
Verb
·tá
- unattested by itself; takes various preverbs to form verbs
Derived terms
- ad·cota
- ar·tá
- at·tá
- di·tá
- do·esta
- for·tá
- fris·ben
- ocu·bí
- remi·tá
Related terms
- ar·sissedar
Verb
·tá
- third-person singular present progressive conjunct of at·tá
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Noun
tá f (genitive tár, plural tær)
- a toe
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tá | táin | tær | tærnar |
| accusative | tá | tána | tær | tærnar |
| dative | tá | tánni | tám | tánum |
| genitive | tár | tárinnar | tá | tánna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: tá
- Faroese: tá
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tå
- Norwegian Bokmål: tå
- Swedish: tå
- Danish: tå
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *tanhwą. Compare Finnish tanhua (“stockyard”), which was borrowed from Proto-Norse or Proto-Germanic. The noun itself is derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“tough”).
Noun
tá n (genitive tás, plural tá)
- (poetic) path, walk
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tá | táit | tá | táin |
| accusative | tá | táit | tá | táin |
| dative | tái, tá | táinu, tánu | tám | tánum |
| genitive | tás | tásins | tá | tánna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: tá
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tåg
- Old Swedish: tā, ⇒ fortā
- Swedish: tå (dialectal)
- ⇒ Old Danish: fortā, fortæ
- Danish: forte
- Danish: fortov
- Norwegian Bokmål: fortau (also from a dialectal form of fortåg)
References
- tá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈta/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: tá
Etymology 1
Clipping of está, third-person singular present indicative of estar.
Verb
tá
- Eye dialect spelling of está.
- (Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of estar.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tá.
Derived terms
- tá-se bem
Etymology 2
Clipping of está bem and está bom.
Interjection
tá
- (colloquial) OK; all right
- Synonym: tá bom
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tá.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- ta
Etymology
Clipping of está, or borrowed from Portuguese tá.
Interjection
tá
- (Uruguay) okay
- 2008, Néstor Ganduglia, Historias mágicas del Uruguay interior, page 52:
- Y tá, y me quedé ahí.
- 2008, Néstor Ganduglia, Historias mágicas del Uruguay interior, page 52:
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taː˦˥]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 打 (SV: đả), perhaps from a rendition in Mandarin 打臣 (dǎchén, đả thần), from English dozen.
Numeral
tá
- dozen
- Synonym: lố
- một tá trứng ― one dozen eggs
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 佐.
Noun
tá
- (military) field officer (higher than uý but lower than tướng)
Derived terms
- thiếu tá (少佐, “major; lieutenant commander”)
- thượng tá (上佐, “colonel; captain”)
- trung tá (中佐, “lieutenant colonel; commander”)
- đại tá (大佐, “senior colonel; commodore”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 佐.
Verb
tá
- (only in compounds) to help
Derived terms
- phụ tá (輔佐, “assistant”)
- y tá (醫佐, “nurse”)
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 借.
Verb
tá
- to borrow
Derived terms
- giả tá (假借, “(Chinese characters) phonetic loan”)
Anagrams
- át