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tá
tá
Faroese
Noun
tá f (genitive singular táar, plural tær)
Declension
| 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).
Adverb
tá
Conjunction
tá
Synonyms
- tá ið, táið
Anagrams
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtaː]
Noun
tá (plural ták)
- a syllable used in solfège to represent the quarter note as a rhythm, usually accompanied by clapping
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 |
| 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
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)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą.
Noun
tá n (genitive singular tás, nominative plural tá)
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
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): [t̪ˠɑː]
- (Donegal) IPA(key): [t̪ˠæː]
Verb
tá
- present indicative independent affirmative progressive analytic of bí
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- táa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taː/
Verb
·tá
- third-person singular present progressive conjunct of at·tá
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, From Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Noun
tá f (genitive tár, plural tær)
Declension
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Shortening of está, third-person singular present indicative of estar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta/
Verb
tá
- (Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of estar.
- (Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of está.
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tá.
Interjection
tá
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tá.