tanta

tanta

1. feminine singular of tantu

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtan.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtan.ta]

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tant

From Danish tante, from French tante, from Latin amita.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰan̥ta/
• Rhymes: -an̥ta

tanta f (genitive singular töntu, nominative plural töntur)

1. (informal) aunt

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ta/
• Rhymes: -anta
• Hyphenation: tàn‧ta

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

tanta

1. (informal) feminine singular of tanto

• In popular usage, adverbial tanto is allowed to agree with a following adjective, e.g. tante poche (“so few”), tanta lunga (“so long”).

• Natta, natta

tanta

1. inflection of tantus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

tantā

1. ablative feminine singular of tantus

• tanten

tanta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of tante

tanta f (definite singular tanta, indefinite plural tanter or tantor, definite plural tantene or tantone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tante
2. definite singular of tante

Probably borrowed from French tante.

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tanta f (plural tantas)

1. aunt

From Dutch tante.

tanta

1. aunt

• Hyphenation: tan‧ta
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

tanta

1. together, adjacent

tanta

1. meeting, gathering

Not to be confused with thanta, t'anta.

• tantay
• khuska

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanta/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: tan‧ta

tanta

1. feminine singular of tanto

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Cf. Aukan tanto.

tanta

1. aunt

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